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51:1  For the music director. A psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Be gracious to me, O God, according to your loyal love. According to your abundant mercies, blot out my transgressions.
51:2  Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and from my sin cleanse me.
51:3  For I myself know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
51:4  Against you, only you, I have sinned and have done this evil in your eyes, so that you are correct when you speak, you are blameless when you judge.
51:5  Behold, in iniquity I was born, and in sin my mother conceived me.
51:6  Behold, you delight in truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden parts you make me to know wisdom.
51:7  Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
51:8  Make me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
51:9  Hide your face from my sins, and all my iniquities blot out.
51:10  Create a clean heart for me, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
51:11  Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.
51:12  Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and with a willing spirit sustain me.
51:13  Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you.
51:14  Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation; then my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.
51:15  O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will proclaim your praise.
51:16  For you do not delight in sacrifice or I would give it. With a burnt offering you are not pleased.
51:17  The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
51:18  Do good in your favor toward Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.
51:19  Then you will delight in righteous sacrifices, burnt offering and whole burnt offering. Then bulls will be offered on your altar.