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51:1  Be gracious to me, God, according to your mercy. Erase my acts of rebellion according to the greatness of your compassion.
51:2  Scrub me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin.
51:3  For I admit my rebellious acts. My sin is always in front of me.
51:4  Against you, you only, have I sinned, and I have done this evil in your eyes. So you are justified when you sentence me. You are blameless when you judge.
51:5  Certainly, I was guilty when I was born. I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
51:6  Since you desire truth on the inside, in my hidden heart you teach me wisdom.
51:7  Remove my sin 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 celebrate.
51:9  Hide your face from my sins. Erase all my guilty deeds.
51:10  Create in me a pure heart, O God. Renew an unwavering spirit within me.
51:11  Do not cast me from your presence. Do not take your Holy Spirit from me.
51:12  Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Sustain me with a willing spirit.
51:13  I will teach rebels your ways, and sinners will turn to you.
51:14  Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, the God who saves me. My tongue will shout for joy about your righteousness.
51:15  Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
51:16  For you do not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it. You do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
51:17  The sacrifices God wants are a broken spirit. A broken and crushed heart, O God, you will not despise.
51:18  As it pleases you, do good for Zion. Build up the walls of Jerusalem.
51:19  Then you will be pleased with righteous sacrifices, burnt offerings and whole offerings. Then bulls will be offered up on your altar.