Psalms 51
1 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.
[For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.] Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
2 (Increase *Q(K)*) wash me from iniquity my and from sin my cleanse me.
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me from my sin.
3 For transgressions my I I know and sin my [is] before me continually.
For I know my transgressions. My sin is constantly before me.
4 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.
Against you, and you only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight; that you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.
5 Here! in iniquity I was brought forth and in sin she conceived me mother my.
Look, I was brought forth in iniquity. In sin my mother conceived me.
6 Here! faithfulness you desire in the covered places and in a [place] kept secret wisdom you cause to know me.
Look, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
7 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.
Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 You will make hear me joy and gladness let them rejoice [the] bones [which] you have crushed.
Let me hear joy and gladness, That the bones which you have broken may rejoice.
9 Hide face your from sins my and all iniquities my wipe out.
Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.
10 A heart pure create for me O God and a spirit steadfast renew in inner being my.
Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.
11 May not you cast me from to before you and [the] spirit of holiness your may not you take from me.
Do not throw me from your presence, and do not take your holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore! to me [the] joy of salvation your and a spirit willing you will sustain me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.
13 I will teach transgressors ways your and sinners to you they will return.
Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners shall be converted to you.
14 Deliver me from blood - O God [the] God of salvation my it will shout for joy tongue my righteousness your.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
15 O Lord lips my you will open and mouth my it will declare praise your.
Lord, open my lips. My mouth shall declare your praise.
16 For - not you desire sacrifice and I will give [it] burnt offering not you are pleased with.
For you do not delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.
17 [the] sacrifices of God [are] a spirit broken a heart broken and crushed O God not you despise.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
18 Do good to! in favor your Zion you will build [the] walls of Jerusalem.
Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then you will delight in sacrifices of righteousness burnt offering and whole offering then people will offer up on altar your young bulls.
Then you will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offerings and in whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar.
