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.
Have mercy upon me, O Elohim, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
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.
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, I was born in iniquity; as soon as my mother conceived me, I was in sin.
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 See, you desire trustworthiness in my inner self; and you teach me wisdom in the secret place within.
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
7 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Make me hear joy and gladness so that the bones that you have broken may 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 all my iniquities.
Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Create in me a clean heart, O Elohim; and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Do not drive me away from your presence, and do not take your holy Spirit from me.
Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
13 Then will I teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will be converted to you.
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
14 Forgive me for shedding blood, God of my salvation, and I will shout for the joy of your righteousness.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O Elohim, thou Elohim of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
15 Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will express your praise.
O YHWH, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
16 For you do not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you have no pleasure in burnt offerings.
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. You, God, will not despise a broken and a contrite heart.
The sacrifices of Elohim are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O Elohim, thou wilt not despise.
18 Do good in your good pleasure to Zion; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
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.
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.
