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 loving kindness. According to 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 thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For well I know my transgressions, my sin is ever before me.
For I know 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, I have sinned, and done that which is evil in thy sight, that thou may be justified when thou speak, and may prevail when thou are criticized.
5 See! In guilt was I brought to the birth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.
6 It’s the innermost truth you desire, give me therefore true wisdom of heart.
Behold, thou desire truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden part thou will make me to know wisdom.
7 Purge me clean with hyssop, wash me whiter than snow.
Purify 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 have 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 my 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 to me the joy of thy salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
13 I will teach your ways to transgressors, and sinners shall turn to you.
Then I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall be converted to thee.
14 Save me from blood, O God, and my tongue shall ring out your faithfulness.
Deliver me from blood guiltiness, 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 show forth thy praise.
16 For in sacrifice you have no pleasure, in gifts of burnt-offering no delight.
For thou delight not in sacrifice, else I would give it. Thou have no pleasure 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 contrite heart, O God, thou will not despise.
18 Do good in your pleasure to Zion, build the walls of Jerusalem.
Do good in thy good pleasure to 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 thou will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offering and in whole burnt offering. Then they will offer bullocks upon thine altar.
