Psalms 51:1 (BSB)
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.

Psalms 51:2 (BSB)
Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

Psalms 51:3 (BSB)
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.

Psalms 51:4 (BSB)
Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.

Psalms 51:5 (BSB)
Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.

Psalms 51:6 (BSB)
Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

Psalms 51:7 (BSB)
Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

Psalms 51:8 (BSB)
Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.

Psalms 51:9 (BSB)
Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.

Psalms 51:10 (BSB)
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Psalms 51:11 (BSB)
Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.

Psalms 51:12 (BSB)
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.

Psalms 51:13 (BSB)
Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to You.

Psalms 51:14 (BSB)
Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.

Psalms 51:15 (BSB)
O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.

Psalms 51:16 (BSB)
For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.

Psalms 51:17 (BSB)
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

Psalms 51:18 (BSB)
In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.

Psalms 51:19 (BSB)
Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.
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