Psalm 51

Revised Geneva Translation

51 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness. According to the multitude of Your compassions, put away my iniquities.

² Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity; and cleanse me from my sin.

³ For I know my iniquities; and my sin is ever before me.

⁴ Against You, against You only, have I sinned and done evil in Your sight; that You may be just when You speak and pure when You judge.

⁵ Behold, I was born in iniquity; and in sin my mother conceived me.

⁶ Behold, You love truth to the core. Therefore, You have taught me wisdom in my core.

⁷ Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

⁸ Make me hear joy and gladness; so that the bones which You have broken may rejoice.

⁹ Hide Your Face from my sins; and put away all my iniquities.

¹⁰ Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

¹¹ Do not cast me away from Your presence; and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

¹² Restore to me the joy of Your salvation; and establish me with Your free Spirit.

¹³ Then I shall teach Your ways to the wicked; and sinners shall be converted to You.

¹⁴ Deliver me from blood, O God, the God of my salvation; and my tongue shall sing joyfully of Your righteousness.

¹⁵ Open my lips, O LORD, and my mouth shall show forth Your praise.

¹⁶ For You desire no sacrifice, though I would give it. You do not delight in burnt offering.

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a contrite spirit. A contrite and a broken heart, O God, You will not despise.

¹⁸ Be favorable to Zion for Your good pleasure. Build the walls of Jerusalem.

¹⁹ Then shall You accept the sacrifices of righteousness, the burnt offering and oblation. Then shall they offer calves upon Your altar. To him who excels: A Psalm of David to give instruction, when Doeg the Edomite came and showed Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”