Psa 51 | ESV | STEP | To the choirmaster . A Psalm of David , when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba . Have mercy on me, O God , according to your steadfast love ; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions .

1 ^bHave mercy on me, ^{▼▼Or Be gracious to me} O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your ^dabundant mercy
^eblot out my transgressions.
2 ^fWash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and ^gcleanse me from my sin!
3 ^hFor I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4 ⁱAgainst you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil ^jin your sight,
^kso that you may be justified in your words
and blameless in your judgment.
5 Behold, ^lI was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Behold, you delight in truth in ^mthe inward being,
and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
7 Purge me ⁿwith hyssop, and I shall be clean;
^owash me, and I shall be ^pwhiter than snow.
8 Let me hear joy and gladness;
^qlet the bones ^rthat you have broken rejoice.
9 ^sHide your face from my sins,
and ^tblot out all my iniquities.
10 ^uCreate in me a ^vclean heart, O God,
and ^wrenew a right ^{▼▼Or steadfast} spirit within me.
11 ^yCast me not away from your presence,
and take not ^zyour Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
and sinners will ^aareturn to you.
14 Deliver me from ^abbloodguiltiness, O God,
O ^acGod of my salvation,
and ^admy tongue will sing aloud of your ^aerighteousness.
15 O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
16 ^afFor you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;
you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are ^aga broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
18 ^ahDo good to Zion in your good pleasure;
^aibuild up the walls of Jerusalem;
19 then will you delight in ^ajright sacrifices,
in burnt offerings and ^akwhole burnt offerings;
then bulls will be offered on your altar.

Psalms 51

Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when aNathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when ^aNathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.