< Psalms 51 >

1 “For the leader of the music. A psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after his intercourse with Bathsheba.” Be gracious unto me, O God! according to thy loving kindness; According to the greatness of thy mercy, blot out my transgressions!
To the choirmaster a psalm of David. When came to him Nathan the prophet just when he had gone into Bath-sheba. Show favor to me O God according to covenant loyalty your according to [the] greatness of compassion your wipe out transgressions my.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin!
(Increase *Q(K)*) wash me from iniquity my and from sin my cleanse me.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is ever before me.
For transgressions my I I know and sin my [is] before me continually.
4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And in thy sight have I done evil; So that thou art just in thy sentence, And righteous in thy judgment.
To you to alone you - I have sinned and the evil in view your I have done so that you may be just when speaking you you will be pure when judging you.
5 Behold! I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.
Here! in iniquity I was brought forth and in sin she conceived me mother my.
6 Behold! thou desirest truth in the heart; So teach me wisdom in my inmost soul!
Here! faithfulness you desire in the covered places and in a [place] kept secret wisdom you cause to know me.
7 Purge me with hyssop, until I be clean; Wash me, until I be whiter than snow!
You will cleanse from sin me with hyssop so I may be pure you will wash me and more than snow I will become white.
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness, So that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice!
You will make hear me joy and gladness let them rejoice [the] bones [which] you have crushed.
9 Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities!
Hide face your from sins my and all iniquities my wipe out.
10 Create within me a clean heart, O God! Renew within me a steadfast spirit!
A heart pure create for me O God and a spirit steadfast renew in inner being my.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence, And take not thy holy spirit from me!
May not you cast me from to before you and [the] spirit of holiness your may not you take from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of thy protection, And strengthen me with a willing spirit!
Restore! to me [the] joy of salvation your and a spirit willing you will sustain me.
13 Then will I teach thy ways to transgressors, And sinners shall be converted to thee.
I will teach transgressors ways your and sinners to you they will return.
14 Deliver me from the guilt of blood, O God, the God of my salvation! That my tongue may sing aloud of thy goodness!
Deliver me from blood - O God [the] God of salvation my it will shout for joy tongue my righteousness your.
15 O Lord! open thou my lips, That my mouth may show forth thy praise!
O Lord lips my you will open and mouth my it will declare praise your.
16 For thou desirest not sacrifice, else would I give it; Thou delightest not in burnt-offerings.
For - not you desire sacrifice and I will give [it] burnt offering not you are pleased with.
17 The sacrifice which God loveth is a broken spirit; A broken and contrite heart, O God! thou wilt not despise!
[the] sacrifices of God [are] a spirit broken a heart broken and crushed O God not you despise.
18 Do good to Zion according to thy mercy; Build up the walls of Jerusalem!
Do good to! in favor your Zion you will build [the] walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then shalt thou be pleased with sacrifices of righteousness, With burnt-offerings and complete offerings; Then shall bullocks be offered upon thine altar.
Then you will delight in sacrifices of righteousness burnt offering and whole offering then people will offer up on altar your young bulls.

< Psalms 51 >