Psalms 51:1–10 · BSB
51:1
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
51:2
Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
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51:3
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
51:4
Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.
51:5
Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
51:6
Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
51:7
Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
51:8
Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.
51:9
Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.
51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
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