Psalms 51

Psa. 51:1	Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; / According to the greatness of Your compassions blot out my transgressions.
Psa. 51:2	Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, / And from my sin cleanse me.
Psa. 51:3	For I do know my transgressions, / And my sin is before me continually.
Psa. 51:4	Against You [and] You alone have I sinned, / And I have done what is evil in Your sight. / Therefore You are righteous when You speak; / You are clear when You judge.
Psa. 51:5	Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, / And in sin did my mother conceive me.
Psa. 51:6	Behold, You delight in truth in the inward parts; / And in the hidden [part] You would make known wisdom to me.
Psa. 51:7	Purge my sin with hyssop, and I will be clean; / Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Psa. 51:8	Let me hear gladness and joy, / That the bones which You have broken may exult.
Psa. 51:9	Hide Your face from my sins, / And blot out all my iniquities.
Psa. 51:10	Create in me a clean heart, O God, / And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Psa. 51:11	Do not cast me from Your presence, / And do not take the Spirit of Your holiness away from me.
Psa. 51:12	Restore to me the gladness of Your salvation, / And sustain me with a willing spirit.
Psa. 51:13	I will teach transgressors Your ways, / And sinners will turn back to You.
Psa. 51:14	Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, O God of my salvation; / [And] my tongue will ring forth Your righteousness.
Psa. 51:15	O Lord, open my lips, / And my mouth will declare Your praise.
Psa. 51:16	For You do not delight in sacrifice; / Otherwise I would offer it; / You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.
Psa. 51:17	The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; / A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
Psa. 51:18	Do good in Your good pleasure unto Zion; / Build the walls of Jerusalem.
Psa. 51:19	Then You will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, / In burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; / Then they will offer bulls upon Your altar.