1.8 KiB
Psalm 51
- Have mercy on me, O God,
because of your unfailing love.
Because of your great compassion,
blot out the stain of my sins.
- Wash me clean from my guilt.
Purify me from my sin.
- For I recognize my rebellion;
it haunts me day and night.
- Against you, and you alone, have I sinned;
I have done what is evil in your sight.
You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just.
- For I was born a sinner--
yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
- But you desire honesty from the womb,
teaching me wisdom even there.
- Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
- Oh, give me back my joy again;
you have broken me--
now let me rejoice.
- Don't keep looking at my sins.
Remove the stain of my guilt.
- Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Renew a loyal spirit within me.
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Do not banish me from your presence, and don't take your Holy Spirit from me.
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Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and make me willing to obey you.
- Then I will teach your ways to rebels,
and they will return to you.
- Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves;
then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness.
- Unseal my lips, O Lord,
that my mouth may praise you.
- You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one.
You do not want a burnt offering.
- The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit.
You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.
- Look with favor on Zion and help her;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
- Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit--
with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings.
Then bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar.