To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David when
Nathan the prophet came upon him, after he had
gone in to Bathsheba.
Have mercy
upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness:
according unto the multitude of thy tender
mercies blot out my transgressions.
02 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and
cleanse me from my sin.
03 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my
sin is ever before me.
04 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.
05 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin
did my mother conceive me.
06 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward
parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me
to know wisdom.
07 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean:
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the
bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
09 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all
mine iniquities.
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10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a
right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take
not thy holy spirit from me.
12 Restore 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.
14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou
God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing
aloud of thy righteousness.
15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall
shew forth thy praise.
16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I
give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a
broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not
despise.
18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build
thou the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then 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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