Psalms 51
1 For the chief musician. A psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had slept with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, God, because of your covenant faithfulness; for the sake of the multitude of your merciful actions, blot out my transgressions.
大卫与拔示巴同室以后，先知拿单来见他；他作这诗，交与伶长。 神啊，求你按你的慈爱怜恤我！ 按你丰盛的慈悲涂抹我的过犯！
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
求你将我的罪孽洗除净尽， 并洁除我的罪！
3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
因为，我知道我的过犯； 我的罪常在我面前。
4 Against you, you only, I have sinned and done what is evil in your sight; you are right when you speak; you are correct when you judge.
我向你犯罪，惟独得罪了你； 在你眼前行了这恶， 以致你责备我的时候显为公义， 判断我的时候显为清正。
5 See, I was born in iniquity; as soon as my mother conceived me, I was in sin.
我是在罪孽里生的， 在我母亲怀胎的时候就有了罪。
6 See, you desire trustworthiness in my inner self; and you teach me wisdom in the secret place within.
你所喜爱的是内里诚实； 你在我隐密处，必使我得智慧。
7 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
求你用牛膝草洁净我，我就干净； 求你洗涤我，我就比雪更白。
8 Make me hear joy and gladness so that the bones that you have broken may rejoice.
求你使我得听欢喜快乐的声音， 使你所压伤的骨头可以踊跃。
9 Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.
求你掩面不看我的罪， 涂抹我一切的罪孽。
10 Create in me a clean heart, God, and renew a right spirit within me.
神啊，求你为我造清洁的心， 使我里面重新有正直的灵。
11 Do not drive me away from your presence, and do not take your holy Spirit from me.
不要丢弃我，使我离开你的面； 不要从我收回你的圣灵。
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
求你使我仍得救恩之乐， 赐我乐意的灵扶持我，
13 Then will I teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will be converted to you.
我就把你的道指教有过犯的人， 罪人必归顺你。
14 Forgive me for shedding blood, God of my salvation, and I will shout for the joy of your righteousness.
神啊，你是拯救我的 神； 求你救我脱离流人血的罪！ 我的舌头就高声歌唱你的公义。
15 Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will express your praise.
主啊，求你使我嘴唇张开， 我的口便传扬赞美你的话！
16 For you do not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you have no pleasure in burnt offerings.
你本不喜爱祭物，若喜爱，我就献上； 燔祭，你也不喜悦。
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. You, God, will not despise a broken and a contrite heart.
神所要的祭就是忧伤的灵； 神啊，忧伤痛悔的心，你必不轻看。
18 Do good in your good pleasure to Zion; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
求你随你的美意善待锡安， 建造耶路撒冷的城墙。
19 Then will you delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; then our people will offer bulls on your altar.
那时，你必喜爱公义的祭 和燔祭并全牲的燔祭； 那时，人必将公牛献在你坛上。
