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.
大衛與拔示巴同室以後，先知拿單來見他；他作這詩，交與伶長。 上帝啊，求你按你的慈愛憐恤我！ 按你豐盛的慈悲塗抹我的過犯！
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
求你將我的罪孽洗除淨盡， 並潔除我的罪！
3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
因為，我知道我的過犯； 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，惟獨得罪了你； 在你眼前行了這惡， 以致你責備我的時候顯為公義， 判斷我的時候顯為清正。
5 See, I was born in iniquity; as soon as my mother conceived me, I was in sin.
我是在罪孽裏生的， 在我母親懷胎的時候就有了罪。
6 See, you desire trustworthiness in my inner self; and you teach me wisdom in the secret place within.
你所喜愛的是內裏誠實； 你在我隱密處，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.
求你用牛膝草潔淨我，我就乾淨； 求你洗滌我，我就比雪更白。
8 Make me hear joy and gladness so that the bones that you have broken may rejoice.
求你使我得聽歡喜快樂的聲音， 使你所壓傷的骨頭可以踴躍。
9 Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.
求你掩面不看我的罪， 塗抹我一切的罪孽。
10 Create in me a clean heart, God, and renew a right spirit within me.
上帝啊，求你為我造清潔的心， 使我裏面重新有正直的靈。
11 Do not drive me away from your presence, and do not take your holy Spirit from me.
不要丟棄我，使我離開你的面； 不要從我收回你的聖靈。
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樂， 賜我樂意的靈扶持我，
13 Then will I teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will be converted to you.
我就把你的道指教有過犯的人， 罪人必歸順你。
14 Forgive me for shedding blood, God of my salvation, and I will shout for the joy of your righteousness.
上帝啊，你是拯救我的上帝； 求你救我脫離流人血的罪！ 我的舌頭就高聲歌唱你的公義。
15 Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will express your praise.
主啊，求你使我嘴唇張開， 我的口便傳揚讚美你的話！
16 For you do not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you have no pleasure in burnt offerings.
你本不喜愛祭物，若喜愛，我就獻上； 燔祭，你也不喜悅。
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. You, God, will not despise a broken and a contrite heart.
上帝所要的祭就是憂傷的靈； 上帝啊，憂傷痛悔的心，你必不輕看。
18 Do good in your good pleasure to Zion; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
求你隨你的美意善待錫安， 建造耶路撒冷的城牆。
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.
那時，你必喜愛公義的祭 和燔祭並全牲的燔祭； 那時，人必將公牛獻在你壇上。
