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  51:1 ¶
[[For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.]] Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. |
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51:1 ¶
[[To the chief Musician,ºº
A Psalmº
of David,º
when Nathanº
the prophetº
cameºº
untoº
him, afterº
he had gone inºº
toº
Bathsheba.]]º
Have mercyºº
upon me, O God,º
according to thy lovingkindness:º
according unto the multitudeº
of thy tender merciesº
blot outºº
my transgressions.º |
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51:2
Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. |
51:2
Washºº
me throughlyºº
from mine iniquity,ºº
and cleanseºº
me from my sin.ºº |
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51:3
For I know my transgressions; And my sin is ever before me. |
51:3
Forº
Iº
acknowledgeºº
my transgressions:º
and my sinº
[is] everº
beforeº
me. |
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51:4
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. |
51:4
Against thee, thee only,º
have I sinned,ºº
and doneºº
[this] evilº
in thy sight:º
thatº
thou mightest be justifiedºº
when thou speakest,ºº
[and] be clearºº
when thou judgest.ºº |
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51:5
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me. |
51:5
Behold,º
I was shapenºº
in iniquity;º
and in sinº
did my motherº
conceiveºº
me. |
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51:6
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom. |
51:6
Behold,º
thou desirestºº
truthº
in the inward parts:º
and in the hiddenºº
[part] thou shalt make me to knowºº
wisdom.º |
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51:7
Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. |
51:7
Purgeºº
me with hyssop,º
and I shall be clean:ºº
washºº
me, and I shall be whiterºº
than snow.ºº |
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51:8
Make me to hear joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. |
51:8
Make me to hearºº
joyº
and gladness;º
[that] the bonesº
[which] thou hast brokenºº
may rejoice.ºº |
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51:9
Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities. |
51:9
Hideºº
thy faceº
from my sins,ºº
and blot outºº
allº
mine iniquities.º |
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51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me. |
51:10
Createºº
in me a cleanº
heart,º
O God;º
and renewºº
a rightºº
spiritº
withinº
me. |
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51:11
Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy holy Spirit from me. |
51:11
Castº
me notº
awayºº
from thy presence;ºº
and takeºº
notº
thy holyº
spiritº
fromº
me. |
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51:12
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; And uphold me with a willing spirit. |
51:12
Restoreºº
unto me the joyº
of thy salvation;º
and upholdºº
me [with thy] freeºº
spirit.º |
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51:13
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; And sinners shall be converted unto thee. |
51:13
[Then] will I teachºº
transgressorsºº
thy ways;º
and sinnersº
shall be convertedºº
untoº
thee. |
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51:14
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; [And] my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. |
51:14
Deliverºº
me from bloodguiltiness,ºº
O God,º
thou Godº
of my salvation:º
[and] my tongueº
shall sing aloudºº
of thy righteousness.º |
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51:15
O Lord, open thou my lips; And my mouth shall show forth thy praise. |
51:15
O Lord,º
openºº
thou my lips;º
and my mouthº
shall shew forthºº
thy praise.º |
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51:16
For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering. |
51:16
Forº
thou desirestºº
notº
sacrifice;º
else would I giveºº
[it]: thou delightestºº
notº
in burnt offering.º |
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51:17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. |
51:17
The sacrificesº
of Godº
[are] a brokenºº
spirit:º
a brokenºº
and a contriteºº
heart,º
O God,º
thou wilt notº
despise.ºº |
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51:18
Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: Build thou the walls of Jerusalem. |
51:18
Do goodºº
in thy good pleasureº
untoº
Zion:º
buildºº
thou the wallsº
of Jerusalem.º |
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51:19
Then will thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, In burnt-offering and in whole burnt-offering: Then will they offer bullocks upon thine altar. |
51:19
Thenº
shalt thou be pleasedºº
with the sacrificesº
of righteousness,º
with burnt offeringº
and wholeº
burnt offering:ºº
thenº
shall they offerºº
bullocksº
uponº
thine altar.º |
