PSALM 51
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of
David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to
Bathsheba.
1 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 conceivea me. 6 Behold, thou
desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt
make me to know wisdom.
7Purge 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
rightb
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.
14Deliver
me from bloodguiltinessc, 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.
The Holy Bible
King James Version
The Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995. Oak
Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
a
conceive...: Heb. warm me
b
right: or, constant
c
bloodguiltiness: Heb. bloods
