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51 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

² Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

³ For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

⁴ 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 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁶ Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

⁷ Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

⁸ Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

⁹ Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

¹⁰ Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

¹¹ Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

¹² Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

¹³ Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

¹⁴ Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

¹⁵ O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

¹⁶ 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: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

¹⁸ Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

¹⁹ 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.

To the director: A song of David written when Nathan the prophet came to him after David’s sin with Bathsheba.

51 God, be merciful to me
because of your faithful love.
Because of your great compassion,
erase all the wrongs I have done.
² Scrub away my guilt.
Wash me clean from my sin.
³ I know I have done wrong.
I remember that sin all the time.
⁴ I did what you said is wrong.
You are the one I have sinned against.
I say this so that people will know
that I am wrong and you are right.
What you decided is fair.
⁵ I was born to do wrong,
a sinner before I left my mother’s womb.
⁶ You want me to be completely loyal,
so put true wisdom deep inside of me.
⁷ Remove my sin and make me pure. ^{[ a ]}
Wash me until I am whiter than snow!
⁸ Let me hear sounds of joy and happiness again.
Let the bones you crushed be happy again.
⁹ Don’t look at my sins.
Erase them all.
¹⁰ God, create a pure heart in me,
and make my spirit strong again.
¹¹ Don’t push me away
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
¹² Your help made me so happy.
Give me that joy again.
Make my spirit strong and ready to obey you.
¹³ I will teach the guilty how you want them to live,
and the sinners will come back to you.
¹⁴ God, spare me from the punishment of death. ^{[ b ]}
My God, you are the one who saves me!
Let me sing about all the good things you do for me!
¹⁵ My Lord, I will open my mouth and sing your praises!
¹⁶ You don’t really want sacrifices,
or I would give them to you.
¹⁷ The sacrifice that God wants is a humble spirit.
God, you will not turn away someone who comes with a humble heart and is willing to obey you. ^{[ c ]}

¹⁸ God, please be good to Zion.
Rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
¹⁹ Then you can enjoy the kind of sacrifices you want. ^{[ d ]}
You will receive whole burnt offerings,
and people will again offer bulls on your altar.

Footnotes

Psalm 51:7 Remove … pure Literally, “Cleanse me with hyssop.” See “ hyssop ” in the Word List.
Psalm 51:14 spare … death Or “don’t consider me guilty of murder.”
Psalm 51:17 someone … obey you Literally, “a broken and crushed heart.”
Psalm 51:19 the kind … you want Or “the offering of righteousness.”

A contrite sinner’s prayer for pardon.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.

51 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness:
According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
² Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
³ For I know my transgressions;
And my sin is ever before me.
⁴ 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.
⁵ Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity;
And in sin did my mother conceive me.
⁶ Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts;
And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.
⁷ Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean:
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
⁸ Make me to hear joy and gladness,
That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
⁹ Hide thy face from my sins,
And blot out all mine iniquities.
¹⁰ Create ^{[ a ]} in me a clean heart, O God;
And renew a ^{[ b ]} right spirit within me.
¹¹ Cast me not away from thy presence;
And take not thy holy Spirit from me.
¹² Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;
And uphold me with a willing spirit.
¹³ Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;
And sinners shall ^{[ c ]} be converted unto thee.
¹⁴ Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation;
And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
¹⁵ O Lord, open thou my lips;
And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
¹⁶ For thou delightest not in sacrifice; ^{[ d ]} else would I give it:
Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.
¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit:
A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

¹⁸ Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion:
Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
¹⁹ Then wilt thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness,
In burnt-offering and whole burnt-offering:
Then will they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

Footnotes

Psalm 51:10 Or, for me
Psalm 51:10 Or, stedfast
Psalm 51:13 Or, return
Psalm 51:16 Or, that I should give it

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

51 Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness.
According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
² Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity.
Cleanse me from my sin.
³ For I know my transgressions.
My sin is constantly before me.
⁴ Against you, and you only, I have sinned,
and done that which is evil in your sight,
so you may be proved right when you speak,
and justified when you judge.
⁵ Behold, I was born in iniquity.
My mother conceived me in sin.
⁶ Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts.
You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
⁷ Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean.
Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
⁸ Let me hear joy and gladness,
that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.
⁹ Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all of my iniquities.
¹⁰ Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Renew a right spirit within me.
¹¹ Don’t throw me from your presence,
and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.
¹² Restore to me the joy of your salvation.
Uphold me with a willing spirit.
¹³ Then I will teach transgressors your ways.
Sinners will be converted to you.
¹⁴ Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation.
My tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.
¹⁵ Lord, open my lips.
My mouth will declare your praise.
¹⁶ For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it.
You have no pleasure in burnt offering.
¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit.
O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart.

¹⁸ Do well in your good pleasure to Zion.
Build the walls of Jerusalem.
¹⁹ Then you will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness,
in burnt offerings and in whole burnt offerings.
Then they will offer bulls on your altar.

51 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.

² Thoroughly wash me from mine iniquity, And from my sin cleanse me,

³ For my transgressions I do know, And my sin [is] before me continually.

⁴ 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.

⁵ Lo, in iniquity I have been brought forth, And in sin doth my mother conceive me.

⁶ Lo, truth Thou hast desired in the inward parts, And in the hidden part Wisdom Thou causest me to know.

⁷ Thou cleansest me with hyssop and I am clean, Washest me, and than snow I am whiter.

⁸ Thou causest me to hear joy and gladness, Thou makest joyful bones Thou hast bruised.

⁹ Hide Thy face from my sin. And all mine iniquities blot out.

¹⁰ A clean heart prepare for me, O God, And a right spirit renew within me.

¹¹ Cast me not forth from Thy presence, And Thy Holy Spirit take not from me.

¹² Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, And a willing spirit doth sustain me.

¹³ I teach transgressors Thy ways, And sinners unto Thee do return.

¹⁴ Deliver me from blood, O God, God of my salvation, My tongue singeth of Thy righteousness.

¹⁵ O Lord, my lips thou dost open, And my mouth declareth Thy praise.

¹⁶ For Thou desirest not sacrifice, or I give [it], Burnt-offering Thou acceptest not.

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit, A heart broken and bruised, O God, Thou dost not despise.

¹⁸ Do good in Thy good pleasure with Zion, Thou dost build the walls of Jerusalem.

¹⁹ Then Thou desirest sacrifices of righteousness, Burnt-offering, and whole burnt-offering, Then they offer bullocks on thine altar!

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To the director: A song of David written when Nathan the prophet came to him after David’s sin with Bathsheba.

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A contrite sinner’s prayer for pardon.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.

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For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

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To the director: A song of David written when Nathan the prophet came to him after David’s sin with Bathsheba.

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A contrite sinner’s prayer for pardon.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.

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For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

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