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Psalms 51

19 aligned verses; 19 with wording or punctuation differences .

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For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity , And cleanse me from my sin.
For I know my transgressions , and my sin is always before me.
For I know my transgressions ; And my sin is ever before me.
Against You , You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight , so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge .
Against thee , thee only, have I sinned , And done that which is evil in thy sight ; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest .
Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.
Surely You desire truth in the inmost being ; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place .
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts ; And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom .
Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean ; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and gladness ; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.
Make me to hear joy and gladness , That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.
Hide thy face from my sins , And blot out all mine iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God , and renew a right spirit within me.
Create in me a clean heart, O God ; And renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy holy Spirit from me.
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 a willing spirit.
Then I will teach transgressors Your ways , and sinners will return to You .
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways ; And sinners shall be converted unto thee .
Deliver me from bloodguilt , O God, the God of my salvation , and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness , O God, thou God of my salvation ; ` And ' my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
O Lord, open my lips , and my mouth will declare Your praise.
O Lord, open thou my lips ; And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
For You do not delight in sacrifice , or I would bring it ; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings .
For thou delightest not in sacrifice ; else would I give it : Thou hast no pleasure in burnt -offering .
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit ; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit : A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
In Your good pleasure , cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion : Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.
Then will thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness , In burnt-offering and in whole burnt -offering: Then will they offer bullocks upon thine altar. Psalm 52 For the Chief Musician. Maschil of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Abimelech.

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