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¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to your loving-kindness: According to the multitude of your tender mercies blot out my transgressions.² Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.³ For I know my transgressions; And my sin is ever before me.⁴ Against you, you only, I have sinned, And done that which is evil in your sight; That you may be justified when you speak, And be clear when you judge.⁵ Look, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.⁶ Look, you desire truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part you will 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 you have broken may rejoice.⁹ Hide your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities.¹⁰ Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit inside me.¹¹ Don't cast me away from your presence; And don't take your holy Spirit from me.¹² Restore to me the joy of your salvation; And uphold me with a willing spirit.¹³ Then I will teach transgressors your ways; And sinners shall be converted to you.

¹⁴ Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, God of my salvation; [And] my tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.¹⁵ O Lord, open you my lips; And my mouth shall show forth your praise.¹⁶ For you do not delight in sacrifice; or else would I give it: You have no pleasure in burnt-offering.¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.¹⁸ Do good in your good pleasure to Zion: Build the walls of Jerusalem.¹⁹ Then you will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, In burnt-offering and in whole burnt-offering: Then they will offer bullocks on your altar.