Psalm 51:1-17
1 Have mercy upon me, O God,
According to Your lovingkindness;
According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,
Blot out my transgressions.
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2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
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3 For I acknowledge my transgressions,
And my sin is always before me.
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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.
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5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
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6 Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts,
And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.
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7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
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8 Make me hear joy and gladness,
That the bones You have broken may rejoice.
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9 Hide Your face from my sins,
And blot out all my iniquities.
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10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
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11 Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
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12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
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13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners shall be converted to You.
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14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,
The God of my salvation,
And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.
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15 O Lord, open my lips,
And my mouth shall show forth Your praise.
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16 For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;
You do not delight in burnt offering.
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17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart--
These, O God, You will not despise.