Psalm 51

Psalm 51

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David When Nathan the Prophet Went to Him, After He Had Gone in to Bathsheba.

¹Have mercy upon me, O God,

According to Your lovingkindness;

According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,

^bBlot out my transgressions.

^2cWash me thoroughly from my iniquity,

And cleanse me from my sin.

³For I acknowledge my transgressions,

And my sin is always before me.

^4dAgainst You, You only, have I sinned,

And done this evil ^ein Your sight—

^fThat You may be found just ¹when You speak,

And blameless when You judge.

^5gBehold, I was brought forth in iniquity,

And in sin my mother conceived me.

⁶Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts,

And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.

^7hPurge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;

Wash me, and I shall be ⁱwhiter than snow.

⁸Make me hear joy and gladness,

That the bones You have broken ^jmay rejoice.

⁹Hide Your face from my sins,

And blot out all my iniquities.

^10kCreate in me a clean heart, O God,

And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

¹¹Do not cast me away from Your presence,

And do not take Your ^lHoly Spirit from me.

¹²Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,

And uphold me by Your ^mgenerous Spirit.

¹³Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,

And sinners shall be converted to You.

¹⁴Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,

The God of my salvation,

And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.

¹⁵O Lord, open my lips,

And my mouth shall show forth Your praise.

¹⁶For ⁿYou do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;

You do not delight in burnt offering.

^17oThe sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,

A broken and a contrite heart—

These, O God, You will not despise.

¹⁸Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion;

Build the walls of Jerusalem.

¹⁹Then You shall be pleased with ^pthe sacrifices of righteousness,

With burnt offering and whole burnt offering;

Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.