Psalms 51
1 For the leader. A psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet come to him after he had been with Bathsheba. In your kindness, O God, be gracious to me, in your own great pity blot out my transgressions.
HAVE mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me clean of my guilt, make me pure of my sin.
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For well I know my transgressions, my sin is ever before me.
For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
4 Against you, only you, have I sinned, and done that which is wrong in your sight: you therefore are just when you speak, and clear when you utter judgment.
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
5 See! In guilt was I brought to the birth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 It’s the innermost truth you desire, give me therefore true wisdom of heart.
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
7 Purge me clean with hyssop, wash me whiter than snow.
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Fill me with joy and gladness, let the bones you have broken rejoice.
Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
9 Hide your face from my sins, and blot out my guilt altogether.
Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
10 Create me a clean heart, O God, put a new steadfast spirit within me.
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not forth from your presence, withdraw not your holy spirit.
Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
12 Give me back the joy of your help, with a willing spirit sustain me.
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
13 I will teach your ways to transgressors, and sinners shall turn to you.
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
14 Save me from blood, O God, and my tongue shall ring out your faithfulness.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
15 Open my lips, O Lord, and my mouth shall declare your praise.
O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
16 For in sacrifice you have no pleasure, in gifts of burnt-offering no delight.
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifice pleasing to God is a spirit that is broken; a heart that is crushed, O God, you will not despise.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18 Do good in your pleasure to Zion, build the walls of Jerusalem.
Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then will you welcome the due forms of sacrifice, then on your altars shall bullocks be offered.
Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
