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Psalms 51

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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.

To the Overseer . -- A Psalm of David , in the coming inn unto him of Nathan the prophet , when he hath gone in unto Bath-Sheba . Favour me, O God, according to Thy kindness, According to the abundance of Thy mercies , Blot out my transgressions.

Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin .

Thoroughly wash me from mine iniquity , And from my sin cleanse me,

For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.

For my transgressions I do know , And my sin ` is ' before me continually .

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, I have sinned , And done the evil thing in Thine eyes , So that Thou art righteous in Thy words, Thou art pure in Thy judging .

Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.

Lo, in iniquity I have been brought forth , And in sin doth my mother conceive me.

Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place .

Lo, truth Thou hast desired in the inward parts, And in the hidden part Wisdom Thou causest me to know .

Purify me with hyssop , and I will be clean ; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

Thou cleansest me with hyssop and I am clean , Washest me, and than snow I am whiter .

Let me hear joy and gladness ; let the bones You have crushed rejoice .

Thou causest me to hear joy and gladness , Thou makest joyful bones Thou hast bruised .

Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.

Hide Thy face from my sin. And all mine iniquities blot out .

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

A clean heart prepare for me , O God, And a right spirit renew within me.

Cast me not away from Your presence ; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.

Cast me not forth from Thy presence , And Thy Holy Spirit take not from me.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.

Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, And a willing spirit doth sustain me .

Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to You .

I teach transgressors Thy ways, And sinners unto Thee do return.

Deliver me from bloodguilt , O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.

Deliver me from blood , O God, God of my salvation, My tongue singeth of Thy righteousness.

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.

O Lord, my lips thou dost open , And my mouth declareth Thy praise.

For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it ; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings .

For Thou desirest not sacrifice, or I give ` it ', Burnt -offering Thou acceptest not .

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 heart broken and bruised , O God, Thou dost not despise.

In Your good pleasure , cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.

Do good in Thy good pleasure with Zion , Thou dost build the walls of Jerusalem.

Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar .

Then Thou desirest sacrifices of righteousness , Burnt-offering, and whole burnt -offering, Then they offer bullocks on thine altar !

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