Psalms 51:8-19 ▼

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

9 May You hide Your face from my sins, and wipe out all my iniquities.

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

11 Do not cast me away from before Your face, and do not take away from me Your Holy Spirit.

12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by a willing spirit.

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

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

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

16 For You do not take delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; with a burnt offering You are not pleased.

17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A heart broken and crushed, O God, You will not despise.

18 By Your pleasure, do good to Zion; may You build up the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then You will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, a burnt offering and whole sacrifice; then they will offer bulls upon Your altar.