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 51
51
(For the one directing. Mizmor Dovid. When Natan HaNavi confronted him after he went into Bat-Sheva)#51:1 2Sm 11:2
1 Have mercy upon me, O Elohim, according to Thy chesed; according unto the multitude of Thy rachamim blot out my peysha'im (transgressions, rebellions).
2 Wash me thoroughly from mine avon (iniquity), and cleanse me from my chattat (sin).
3 For I acknowledge my peysha'im (transgressions, rebellions); and my chattat (sin) is ever before me.
4 Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned, and done the rah in Thy sight; that Thou mightest be found just when Thou speakest, and be blameless when Thou judgest.
5 Surely, I was brought forth in avon; and in chet did immi conceive me.#51:5 i.e., I was a sinner from conception
6 Surely Thou desirest emes in the inward parts; and in the inmost place Thou shalt make me to know chochmah.
7 Purge me with ezov (hyssop), and I shall be tahor; wash me, and I shall be whiter than sheleg (snow).
8 Make me to hear sasson and simchah; that the atzmot which Thou hast broken may rejoice.
9 Hide Thy face from my chatta'im, and blot out all mine avonot.
10 Bara#51:10 Gn 1:1 in me a lev tahor, O Elohim; and renew a ruach nekhon (steadfast spirit)#51:10 i.e., regeneration Ezek 36:26; Jn 3:3,6 within me.
11 Cast me not away from Thy presence; and take not Thy Ruach Hakodesh from me.
12 Restore unto me the sasson of Thy salvation; and uphold me with a ruach nedivah (a willing spirit).#51:12 See Jer 31:31-34
13 Then will I teach poshe'im (transgressors) Thy drakhim; and chatta'im (sinners) shall be converted#51:13 have a spiritual turnaround; see Isa 6:10 unto Thee.
14 Save me from damim (bloodguiltiness), O Elohim, Thou Elohei Teshuati; and my leshon shall sing aloud of Thy tzedakah.
15 Adonoi, open Thou my lips; and my mouth shall show forth Thy tehillah (praise).
16 For Thou desirest not zevach (sacrifice); else would I give it; Thou delightest not in olah (burnt offering).
17 The zivkhei Elohim are a ruach nishbarah (broken spirit); a broken and contrite lev, O Elohim, Thou wilt not despise.
18 Do good in Thy good pleasure unto Tziyon; build Thou the chomot Yerushalayim.
19 Then shalt Thou be pleased with zivkhei tzedek (true sacrifices, sacrifices of righteousness), with olah (burnt offering) and whole burnt offering; then shall they offer parim (bulls) upon Thine Mizbe'ach.#51:19 T.N. This Psalm, Ps 51, teaches the doctrine of Chet Kadmon from which comes the seminal corrupting human condition necessitating hitkhadshut for all fallen Bnei Adam
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