Psalm 51
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of
David when Nathan the prophet went to
him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1
Have mercy upon me, O God,
According to Your
lovingkindness;
According to the multitude of
Your tender mercies,
Blot out my transgressions.
2
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
3
For I acknowledge my transgressions,
And my sin is always
before me.
4
Against You, You only, have I sinned,
And done this evil in
Your sight—
That You may be found just when
You speak,
And blameless when You
judge.
5
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived
me.
6
Behold, You desire truth in the inward
parts,
And in the hidden part
You will 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 hear joy and gladness,
That the bones You have
broken may rejoice.
9
Hide Your face from my sins,
And blot out all my iniquities.
10
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit
within me.
11
Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your Holy
Spirit from me.
12
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
And uphold me by Your
generous Spirit.
13
Then I will teach transgressors
Your ways,
And sinners shall be converted
to You.
14
Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed,
O God,
The God of my salvation,
And my tongue shall sing
aloud of Your righteousness.
15
O Lord, open my lips,
And my mouth shall show forth
Your praise.
16
For You do not desire sacrifice, or else
I would give it;
You do not delight in burnt
offering.
17
The sacrifices of God are a
broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not
despise.
18
Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion;
Build the walls of Jerusalem.
19
Then You shall be pleased with the
sacrifices of righteousness,
With burnt offering and whole
burnt offering;
Then they shall offer bulls on
Your altar.
