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PSALM 51
1 Have mercy on me, O
God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash away all my
iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I know my
transgressions,
and my sin is always before me.
4 Against you, you
only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your
sight,
so that you are proved right when
you speak
and justified when you judge.
5 Surely I was sinful
at birth,
sinful from the time my mother
conceived me.
6 Surely you desire
truth in the inner parts
[1]
;
you teach
[2]
me wisdom in the inmost place.
7 Cleanse me with
hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than
snow.
8 Let me hear joy and
gladness;
let the bones you have crushed
rejoice.
9 Hide your face from
my sins
and blot out all my iniquity.
10 Create in me a pure
heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit
within me.
11 Do not cast me from
your presence
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the
joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to
sustain me.
13 Then I will teach
transgressors your ways,
and sinners will turn back to you.
14 Save me from
bloodguilt, O God,
the God who saves me,
and my tongue will sing of your
righteousness.
15 O Lord, open my
lips,
and my mouth will declare your
praise.
16 You do not delight
in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
you do not take pleasure in burnt
offerings.
17 The sacrifices of
God are
[3]
a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart,
O God, you will not despise.
18 In your good
pleasure make Zion prosper;
build up the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then there will be
righteous sacrifices,
whole burnt offerings to delight
you;
then bulls will be offered on your
altar.
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