b Ps 4:1; 109:26
c Ps 69:16; 106:45
d Ps 51:9; Is 43:25; 44:22; Acts 3:19; Col 2:14
e Ps 51:7; Is 1:16; 4:4; Jer 4:14; Acts 22:16; Rev 1:5
f Jer 33:8; Ezek 36:33; Heb 9:14; 1 Jhn.1.7, 9
h Is 59:12
i Gen 20:6; 39:9; 2 Sam 12:13; Ps 41:4
j Luke 15:21
k Rom 3:4
o Job 14:4; 15:14; Ps 58:3; Eph 2:3
p Job 38:36; Ps 15:2
r Prov 2:6; Eccl 2:26; James 1:5
t Ex 12:22; Lev 14:4; Num 19:18; Heb 9:19
v Is 1:18
x Is 35:10; Joel 1:16
y Ps 35:10
z Jer 16:17
aa Ezek 18:31; Eph 2:10
ac Ps 24:4; Matt 5:8; Acts 15:9
ae Ps 78:37
af 2 Kin 13:23; 24:20; Jer 7:15
ag Is 63:10, 11
ah Ps 13:5
ai Ps 110:3
aj Acts 9:21, 22
al Ps 22:27
am 2 Sam 12:9; Ps 26:9
an Ps 25:5
ao Ps 35:28; 71:15
aq Ex 4:15
ar Ps 9:14
as 1 Sam 15:22; Ps 40:6
at Ps 34:18
au Ps 69:35; Is 51:3
aw Ps 102:16; 147:2
ay Ps 4:5
az Ps 66:13, 15

‏ Psalms 51

A Contrite Sinner’s Prayer for Pardon.

For the choir 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, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;
According to the greatness of cYour compassion dblot out my transgressions.
 2 eWash me thoroughly from my iniquity
And fcleanse me from my sin.
 3For ▼
▼ Or I myself know
I hknow my transgressions,
And my sin is ever before me.
 4 iAgainst You, You only, I have sinned
And done what is jevil in Your sight,
So that kYou ▼
▼ Or may be in the right
are justified ▼
▼ Many mss read in Your words
when You speak
And ▼
▼ Lit pure
blameless when You judge.

 5Behold, I was obrought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
 6Behold, You desire ptruth in the ▼
▼ Or inward parts
innermost being,
And in the hidden part You will rmake me know wisdom.
 7 ▼
▼ Or May You purify...that I may be clean
Purify me twith hyssop, and I shall be clean;
▼
▼ Or May You wash
Wash me, and I shall be vwhiter than snow.
 8 ▼
▼ Or May You make
Make me to hear xjoy and gladness,
Let the ybones which You have broken rejoice.
 9 zHide Your face from my sins
And blot out all my iniquities.

 10 aaCreate ▼
▼ Lit for
in me a acclean heart, O God,
And renew ▼
▼ Or an upright
a aesteadfast spirit within me.
 11 afDo not cast me away from Your presence
And do not take Your agHoly Spirit from me.
 12Restore to me the ahjoy of Your salvation
And sustain me with a aiwilling spirit.
 13 Then I will ajteach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners will ▼
▼ Or turn back
be alconverted to You.

 14Deliver me from ambloodguiltiness, O God, anthe God of my salvation;
Then my aotongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.
 15O Lord, ▼
▼ Or may You open
 , aqopen my lips,
That my mouth may ardeclare Your praise.
 16For You asdo not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;
You are not pleased with burnt offering.
 17The sacrifices of God are a atbroken spirit;
A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

 18 auBy Your favor do good to Zion;
▼
▼ Or May You build
 , awBuild the walls of Jerusalem.
 19Then You will delight in ▼
▼ Or sacrifices of righteousness
 , ayrighteous sacrifices,
In azburnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then ▼
▼ Lit they will offer young bulls
young bulls will be offered on Your altar.
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