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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Tehillim (Psa) 51
51
1For the leader. A psalm of David, 2when Natan the prophet came to him after his affair with Bat-Sheva:
3God, in your grace, have mercy on me;
in your great compassion, blot out my crimes.
4Wash me completely from my guilt,
and cleanse me from my sin.
5For I know my crimes,
my sin confronts me all the time.
6Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil from your perspective;
so that you are right in accusing me
and justified in passing sentence.
7True, I was born guilty,
was a sinner from the moment my mother conceived me.
8Still, you want truth in the inner person;
so make me know wisdom in my inmost heart.
9Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
10Let me hear the sound of joy and gladness,
so that the bones you crushed can rejoice.
11Turn away your face from my sins,
and blot out all my crimes.
12Create in me a clean heart, God;
renew in me a resolute spirit.
13Don’t thrust me away from your presence,
don’t take your Ruach Kodesh away from me.
14Restore my joy in your salvation,
and let a willing spirit uphold me.
15Then I will teach the wicked your ways,
and sinners will return to you.
16Rescue me from the guilt of shedding blood,
God, God of my salvation!
Then my tongue will sing
about your righteousness —
17Adonai, open my lips;
then my mouth will praise you.
18For you don’t want sacrifices, or I would give them;
you don’t take pleasure in burnt offerings.
19My sacrifice to God is a broken spirit;
God, you won’t spurn a broken, chastened heart.
20In your good pleasure, make Tziyon prosper;
rebuild the walls of Yerushalayim.
21Then you will delight in righteous sacrifices,
in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings;
then they will offer bulls on your altar.
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