Psalms 50

¹Unto the end. A Psalm of David,

²when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he went to Bathsheba.

³Be merciful to me, O God, according to your great mercy. And, according to the plentitude of your compassion, wipe out my iniquity.

⁴Wash me once again from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

⁵For I know my iniquity, and my sin is ever before me.

⁶Against you only have I sinned, and I have done evil before your eyes. And so, you are justified in your words, and you will prevail when you give judgment.

⁷For behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sinfulness did my mother conceive me.

⁸For behold, you have loved truth. The obscure and hidden things of your wisdom, you have manifested to me.

⁹You will sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed. You will wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow.

¹⁰In my hearing, you will grant gladness and rejoicing. And the bones that have been humbled will exult.

¹¹Turn your face away from my sins, and erase all my iniquities.

¹²Create a clean heart in me, O God. And renew an upright spirit within my inmost being.

¹³Do not cast me away from your face; and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.

¹⁴Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and confirm me with an unsurpassed spirit.

¹⁵I will teach the unjust your ways, and the impious will be converted to you.

¹⁶Free me from blood, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will extol your justice.

¹⁷O Lord, you will open my lips, and my mouth will announce your praise.

¹⁸For if you had desired sacrifice, I would certainly have given it, but with holocausts, you will not be delighted.

¹⁹A crushed spirit is a sacrifice to God. A contrite and humbled heart, O God, you will not spurn.

²⁰Act kindly, Lord, in your good will toward Zion, so that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up.

²¹Then you will accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations, and holocausts. Then they will lay calves upon your altar.

Psalms 50

¹Unto the end, a psalm of David,

²When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had sinned with Bethsabee.

³Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy great mercy. And according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my iniquity.

⁴Wash me yet more from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

⁵For I know my iniquity, and my sin is always before me.

⁶To thee only have I sinned, and have done evil before thee: that thou mayst be justified in thy words, and mayst overcome when thou art judged.

⁷For behold I was conceived in iniquities; and in sins did my mother conceive me.

⁸For behold thou hast loved truth: the uncertain and hidden things of thy wisdom thou hast made manifest to me.

⁹Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.

¹⁰To my hearing thou shalt give joy and gladness: and the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice.

¹¹Turn away thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.

¹²Create a clean heart in me, O God: and renew a right spirit within my bowels.

¹³Cast me not away from thy face; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

¹⁴Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and strengthen me with a perfect spirit.

¹⁵I will teach the unjust thy ways: and the wicked shall be converted to thee.

¹⁶Deliver me from blood, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall extol thy justice.

¹⁷O Lord, thou wilt open my lips: and my mouth shall declare thy praise.

¹⁸For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would indeed have given it: with burnt offerings thou wilt not be delighted.

¹⁹A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: a contrite and humbled heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

²⁰Deal favourably, O Lord, in thy good will with Sion; that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up.

²¹Then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations and whole burnt offerings: then shall they lay calves upon thy altar.