Psalm 51
51
A Prayer for Cleansing
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him,#2 Sam 12.1-15. after he had gone in to Bath–she´ba.
1Have mercy upon me, O God,
according to thy loving-kindness:
according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies
blot out my transgressions.
2Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.
3For I acknowledge my transgressions:
and my sin is ever before me.
4 #
Rom 3.4. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned,
and done this evil in thy sight:
that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest,
and be clear when thou judgest.
5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity;
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts:
and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean:
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8Make me to hear joy and gladness;
that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
9Hide thy face from my sins,
and blot out all mine iniquities.
10Create in me a clean heart, O God;
and renew a right spirit within me.
11Cast me not away from thy presence;
and take not thy Holy Spirit from me.
12Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;
and uphold me with thy free Spirit.
13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;
and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God,
thou God of my salvation:
and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
15O Lord, open thou my lips;
and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
16For thou desirest not sacrifice;
else would I give it:
thou delightest not in burnt offering.
17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit:
a broken and a contrite heart, O God,
thou wilt not despise.
18Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion:
build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
19Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness,
with burnt offering and whole burnt offering:
then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
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King James Version 1611, spelling, punctuation and text formatting modernized by ABS in 1962; typesetting © 2010 American Bible Society.
Psalms 51
51
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy steadfast love;
according to thy abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
2Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin!
3For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4 #
Rom 3.4. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned,
and done that which is evil in thy sight,
so that thou art justified in thy sentence
and blameless in thy judgment.
5Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward being;
therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.
7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8Fill#51.8 Syr: Heb Make to hear me with joy and gladness;
let the bones which thou hast broken rejoice.
9Hide thy face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.
10Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and put a new and right#51.10 Or steadfast spirit within me.
11Cast me not away from thy presence,
and take not thy holy Spirit from me.
12Restore to me the joy of thy salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.
13Then I will teach transgressors thy ways,
and sinners will return to thee.
14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness,#51.14 Or death O God,
thou God of my salvation,
and my tongue will sing aloud of thy deliverance.
15O Lord, open thou my lips,
and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
16For thou hast no delight in sacrifice;
were I to give a burnt offering, thou wouldst not be pleased.
17The sacrifice acceptable to God#51.17 Or My sacrifice, O God is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
18Do good to Zion in thy good pleasure;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem,
19then wilt thou delight in right sacrifices,
in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings;
then bulls will be offered on thy altar.
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