Psalms 51
51
PSALM 51
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician,
A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone into Bathsheba.
1After thy loving-kindness, Lord,
have mercy upon me:
For thy compassions great, blot out
all mine iniquity.
2Me cleanse from sin, and throughly wash
from mine iniquity:
3For my transgressions I confess;
my sin I ever see.
4'Gainst thee, thee only, have I sinn'd,
in thy sight done this ill;
That when thou speak'st thou may'st be just,
and clear in judging still.
5Behold, I in iniquity
was form'd the womb within;
My mother also me conceiv'd
in guiltiness and sin.
6Behold, thou in the inward parts
with truth delighted art;
And wisdom thou shalt make me know
within the hidden part.
7Do thou with hyssop sprinkle me,
I shall be cleansed so;
Yea, wash thou me, and then I shall
be whiter than the snow.
8Of gladness and of joyfulness
make me to hear the voice;
That so these very bones which thou
hast broken may rejoice.
9All mine iniquities blot out,
thy face hide from my sin.
10Create a clean heart, Lord, renew
a right sp'rit me within.
11Cast me not from thy sight, nor take
thy Holy Sp'rit away.
12Restore me thy salvation's joy;
with thy free Sp'rit me stay.
13Then will I teach thy ways unto
those that transgressors be;
And those that sinners are shall then
be turned unto thee.
14O God, of my salvation God,
me from blood-guiltiness
Set free; then shall my tongue aloud
sing of thy righteousness.
15My closed lips, O Lord, by thee
let them be opened;
Then shall thy praises by my mouth
abroad be published.
16For thou desir'st not sacrifice,
else would I give it thee;
Nor wilt thou with burnt-offering
at all delighted be.
17A broken spirit is to God
a pleasing sacrifice:
A broken and a contrite heart,
Lord, thou wilt not despise.
18Shew kindness, and do good, O Lord,
to Sion, thine own hill:
The walls of thy Jerusalem
build up of thy good will.
19Then righteous off 'rings shall thee please,
and off 'rings burnt, which they
With whole burnt-off 'rings,
and with calves, shall on thine altar lay.
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Psalms 51
51
To the director: A song of David written when Nathan the prophet came to him after David’s sin with Bathsheba.
1God, be merciful to me
because of your faithful love.
Because of your great compassion,
erase all the wrongs I have done.
2Scrub away my guilt.
Wash me clean from my sin.
3I know I have done wrong.
I remember that sin all the time.
4I did what you said is wrong.
You are the one I have sinned against.
I say this so that people will know
that I am wrong and you are right.
What you decided is fair.
5I was born to do wrong,
a sinner before I left my mother’s womb.
6You want me to be completely loyal,
so put true wisdom deep inside of me.
7Remove my sin and make me pure.#51:7 Remove … pure Literally, “Cleanse me with hyssop.” See “hyssop” in the Word List.
Wash me until I am whiter than snow!
8Let me hear sounds of joy and happiness again.
Let the bones you crushed be happy again.
9Don’t look at my sins.
Erase them all.
10God, create a pure heart in me,
and make my spirit strong again.
11Don’t push me away
or take your Holy Spirit from me.
12Your help made me so happy.
Give me that joy again.
Make my spirit strong and ready to obey you.
13I will teach the guilty how you want them to live,
and the sinners will come back to you.
14God, spare me from the punishment of death.#51:14 spare … death Or “don’t consider me guilty of murder.”
My God, you are the one who saves me!
Let me sing about all the good things you do for me!
15My Lord, I will open my mouth and sing your praises!
16You don’t really want sacrifices,
or I would give them to you.
17The sacrifice that God wants is a humble spirit.
God, you will not turn away someone who comes with a humble heart and is willing to obey you.#51:17 someone … obey you Literally, “a broken and crushed heart.”
18God, please be good to Zion.
Rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
19Then you can enjoy the kind of sacrifices you want.#51:19 the kind … you want Or “the offering of righteousness.”
You will receive whole burnt offerings,
and people will again offer bulls on your altar.
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