Psalms 51

A Contrite Sinner’s Prayer for Pardon.

For the music director. A Psalm of David, when
2 Sam 12:1
Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

1 bBe gracious to me, God, according to Your faithfulness;
According to the greatness of cYour compassion, dwipe out my wrongdoings.
2 eWash me thoroughly from my guilt
And fcleanse me from my sin.
3 For I gknow my wrongdoings,
And my sin is constantly before me.
4 hAgainst You, You only, I have sinned
And done what is ievil in Your sight,
So that jYou
Or may be in the right
are justified
Many mss in Your words
when You speak
And
Lit pure
blameless when You judge.

5 Behold, I was nbrought forth in guilt,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
6 Behold, You desire otruth in the
Or inward parts
innermost being,
And in secret You will qmake wisdom known to me.
7
Or May You purify...that I may be clean
Purify me swith hyssop, and I will be clean;
Or May You cleanse
Cleanse me, and I will be uwhiter than snow.
8
Or May You cause
Let me hear wjoy and gladness,
Let the xbones You have broken rejoice.
9 yHide Your face from my sins
And wipe out all my guilty deeds.

10 zCreate
Lit for
in me a abclean heart, God,
And renew a acsteadfast spirit within me.
11 adDo not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your aeHoly Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the afjoy of Your salvation,
And sustain me with a agwilling spirit.
13 Then I will ahteach wrongdoers Your ways,
And sinners will
Or turn back
be ajconverted to You.

14 Save me from akthe guilt of bloodshed, God, althe God of my salvation;
Then my amtongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.
15 Lord,
Or may You open
,
aoopen my lips,
So that my mouth may apdeclare Your praise.
16 For You aqdo not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;
You do not take pleasure in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a arbroken spirit;
A broken and a contrite heart, God, You will not despise.

18 asBy Your favor do good to Zion;
Or May You build
,
auBuild the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then You will delight in
Or sacrifices of righteousness
,
awrighteous sacrifices,
In axburnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then
Lit they will offer bulls
bulls will be offered on Your altar.
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