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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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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