1 To the chief Musician * h5329 h8764, A Psalm * h4210 of David * h1732, when Nathan * h5416 the prophet * h5030 came * h935 h8800 unto him, after he had gone in * h935 h8804 to Bathsheba * h1339. Have mercy * h2603 h8798 upon me, O God * h430, according to thy lovingkindness * h2617: according unto the multitude * h7230 of thy tender mercies * h7356 blot out * h4229 h8798 my transgressions * h6588.
2 Wash * h3526 h8761 me throughly * h7235 h8685 from mine iniquity * h5771, and cleanse * h2891 h8761 me from my sin * h2403.
3 For I acknowledge * h3045 h8799 my transgressions * h6588: and my sin * h2403 is ever * h8548 before me.
4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned * h2398 h8804, and done * h6213 h8804 this evil * h7451 in thy sight * h5869: that thou mightest be justified * h6663 h8799 when thou speakest * h1696 h8800, and be clear * h2135 h8799 when thou judgest * h8199 h8800.
5 Behold, I was shapen * h2342 h8797 in iniquity * h5771; and in sin * h2399 did my mother * h517 conceive * h3179 h8765 me. conceive...: Heb. warm me
6 Behold, thou desirest * h2654 h8804 truth * h571 in the inward parts * h2910: and in the hidden * h5640 h8803 part thou shalt make me to know * h3045 h8686 wisdom * h2451.
7 Purge * h2398 h8762 me with hyssop * h231, and I shall be clean * h2891 h8799: wash * h3526 h8762 me, and I shall be whiter * h3835 h8686 than snow * h7950.
8 Make me to hear * h8085 h8686 joy * h8342 and gladness * h8057; that the bones * h6106 which thou hast broken * h1794 h8765 may rejoice * h1523 h8799.
9 Hide * h5641 h8685 thy face * h6440 from my sins * h2399, and blot out * h4229 h8798 all mine iniquities * h5771.
10 Create * h1254 h8798 in me a clean * h2889 heart * h3820, O God * h430; and renew * h2318 h8761 a right * h3559 h8737 spirit * h7307 within * h7130 me. right: or, constant
11 Cast me not away * h7993 h8686 from thy presence * h6440; and take * h3947 h8799 not thy holy * h6944 spirit * h7307 from me.
12 Restore * h7725 h8685 unto me the joy * h8342 of thy salvation * h3468; and uphold * h5564 h8799 me with thy free * h5081 spirit * h7307.
13 Then will I teach * h3925 h8762 transgressors * h6586 h8802 thy ways * h1870; and sinners * h2400 shall be converted * h7725 h8799 unto thee.
14 Deliver * h5337 h8685 me from bloodguiltiness * h1818, O God * h430, thou God * h430 of my salvation * h8668: and my tongue * h3956 shall sing aloud * h7442 h8762 of thy righteousness * h6666. bloodguiltiness: Heb. bloods
15 O Lord * h136, open * h6605 h8799 thou my lips * h8193; and my mouth * h6310 shall shew forth * h5046 h8686 thy praise * h8416.
16 For thou desirest * h2654 h8799 not sacrifice * h2077; else would I give * h5414 h8799 it : thou delightest * h7521 h8799 not in burnt offering * h5930. else...: or, that I should
17 The sacrifices * h2077 of God * h430 are a broken * h7665 h8737 spirit * h7307: a broken * h7665 h8737 and a contrite * h1794 h8737 heart * h3820, O God * h430, thou wilt not despise * h959 h8799.
18 Do good * h3190 h8685 in thy good pleasure * h7522 unto Zion * h6726: build * h1129 h8799 thou the walls * h2346 of Jerusalem * h3389.
19 Then shalt thou be pleased * h2654 h8799 with the sacrifices * h2077 of righteousness * h6664, with burnt offering * h5930 and whole * h3632 burnt offering * h5930: then shall they offer * h5927 h8686 bullocks * h6499 upon thine altar * h4196.