Psalm 51
A Prayer for
Cleansing |
To the chief Musician, A Psalm
of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, 2.1--0.1 ; 0.12 ; -15.15 after he had gone in to
Bath-she'ba. |
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Have mercy upon me, O God,
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according to thy loving-kindness: |
according unto the multitude of thy tender
mercies |
blot out my
transgressions. |
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2 |
Wash me thoroughly from mine
iniquity,
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and cleanse me from my sin.
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3 |
For I acknowledge my transgressions:
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and my sin is ever before
me. |
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4 |
Against thee, thee only, have I
sinned,
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and done this evil in thy sight: |
that thou mightest be justified when thou
speakest, |
and be clear when thou judgest. Rom.
3.4 |
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5 |
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity;
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and in sin did my mother conceive me.
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6 |
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward
parts:
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and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to
know
wisdom. |
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7 |
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be
clean:
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wash me, and I shall be whiter than
snow. |
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8 |
Make me to hear joy and gladness;
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that the bones which thou hast broken
may
rejoice. |
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9 |
Hide thy face from my sins,
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and blot out all mine iniquities.
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10 |
Create in me a clean heart, O God;
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and renew a right spirit within
me. |
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11 |
Cast me not away from thy presence;
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and take not thy Holy Spirit from
me. |
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12 |
Restore unto me the joy of thy
salvation;
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and uphold me with thy free
Spirit. |
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13 |
Then will I teach transgressors
thy ways;
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and sinners shall be converted unto
thee. |
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14 |
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O
God,
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thou God of my salvation: |
and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy
righteousness.
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15 |
O Lord, open thou my lips;
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and my mouth shall show forth thy
praise. |
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16 |
For thou desirest not sacrifice;
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else would I give it: |
thou delightest not in burnt
offering. |
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17 |
The sacrifices of God are a broken
spirit:
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a broken and a contrite heart, O God, |
thou wilt not despise.
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18 |
Do good in thy good pleasure unto
Zion:
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build thou the walls of
Jerusalem. |
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Then shalt thou be pleased with the
sacrifices of righteousness,
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with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: |
then shall they offer bullocks upon thine
altar. |
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