Psalms 51:1,9 - Compare All Versions
Psalms 51:1 NIV (New International Version)
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
Psalms 51:9 NIV (New International Version)
Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.
Psalms 51:1 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
Psalm 51:9 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
Psalms 51:1 NLT (New Living Translation)
Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.
Psalms 51:9 NLT (New Living Translation)
Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt.
Psalms 51:1 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Be gracious to me, God, according to your faithful love; according to your abundant compassion, blot out my rebellion.
Psalms 51:9 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Turn your face away from my sins and blot out all my guilt.
Psalms 51:1 KJV (King James Version)
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Psalm 51:9 KJV (King James Version)
Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.
Psalms 51:1 NKJV (New King James Version)
Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions.
Psalms 51:9 NKJV (New King James Version)
Hide Your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities.
Psalms 51:1-3 MSG (The Message)
Generous in love—God, give grace! Huge in mercy—wipe out my bad record. Scrub away my guilt, soak out my sins in your laundry. I know how bad I’ve been; my sins are staring me down.
Psalms 51:7-15 MSG (The Message)
Soak me in your laundry and I’ll come out clean, scrub me and I’ll have a snow-white life. Tune me in to foot-tapping songs, set these once-broken bones to dancing. Don’t look too close for blemishes, give me a clean bill of health. God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life. Don’t throw me out with the trash, or fail to breathe holiness in me. Bring me back from gray exile, put a fresh wind in my sails! Give me a job teaching rebels your ways so the lost can find their way home. Commute my death sentence, God, my salvation God, and I’ll sing anthems to your life-giving ways. Unbutton my lips, dear God; I’ll let loose with your praise.
Psalms 51:1 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Be gracious to me, God, according to Your faithfulness; According to the greatness of Your compassion, wipe out my wrongdoings.
Psalm 51:9 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Hide Your face from my sins And wipe out all my guilty deeds.
Psalms 51:1 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.
Psalms 51:9 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Hide Your face from my sins And blot out all my iniquities.
Psalms 51:1 NET (New English Translation)
Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!
Psalms 51:9 NET (New English Translation)
Hide your face from my sins! Wipe away all my guilt!