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| The Book of Psalms. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
| Book II |
| LI |
| A Contrite Sinner’s 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. |
| [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. |
| [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. |
| Note 1. Or, for me. [back] |
| Note 2. Or, stedfast. [back] |
| Note 3. Or, return. [back] |
| Note 4. Or, that I should give it. [back] |
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