1.8 KiB
A Prayer of Repentance
Chapter 51
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Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions.
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Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.
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For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me.
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Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight-- That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge.
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Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.
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Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.
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Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
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Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice.
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Hide Your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities.
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Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
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Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
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Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
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Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You.
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Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, The God of my salvation, And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.
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O Lord, open my lips, And my mouth shall show forth Your praise.
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For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering.
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The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart-- These, O God, You will not despise.
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Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem.
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Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, With burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.