Psalm 51
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1Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.1Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.
2Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!2Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin.
3For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.3For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night.
4Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.4Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just.
5Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.5For I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
6Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.6But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there.
7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.7Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice.8Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me— now let me rejoice.
9Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.9Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt.
10Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.10Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.
11Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me.11Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.
12Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.12Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.
13Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.13Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you.
14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.14Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness.
15O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.15Unseal my lips, O Lord, that my mouth may praise you.
16For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.16You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering.
17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.17The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.
18Do good to Zion in your good pleasure; build up the walls of Jerusalem;18Look with favor on Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
19then will you delight in right sacrifices, in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on your altar.19Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit— with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings. Then bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar.
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