The Book of Psalms. The Harvard Classics. 190914. |
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Book II |
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| A Contrite Sinners Prayer for Pardon |
| | For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. |
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[1] | HAVE mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. |
[2] | Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. |
[3] | For I know my transgressions; And my sin is ever before me. |
[4] | Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest. |
[5] | Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me. |
[6] | Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom. |
[7] | Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. |
[8] | Make me to hear joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. |
[9] | Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities. |
[10] | Create in 1 me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right 2 spirit within me. |
[11] | Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy holy Spirit from me. |
[12] | Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; And uphold me with a willing spirit. |
[13] | Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; And sinners shall be 3 converted unto thee. |
[14] | Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; And my tongue shall sing aloud of they righteousness. |
[15] | O Lord, open thou my lips; And my mouth shall show forth thy praise. |
[16] | For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else 4 would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering. |
[17] | The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: 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: Build thou the walls of Jerusalem. |
[19] | Then wilt thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, In burnt-offering and whole burnt-offering: Then will they offer bullocks upon thine altar. |
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