| NET Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1For the music director; a psalm of David, written when Nathan the prophet confronted him after David's affair with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts! | 1Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins. |
| 2Wash away my wrongdoing! Cleanse me of my sin! | 2Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin. |
| 3For I am aware of my rebellious acts; I am forever conscious of my sin. | 3For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night. |
| 4Against you--you above all--I have sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. So you are just when you confront me; you are right when you condemn me. | 4Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just. |
| 5Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me. | 5For I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me. |
| 6Look, you desire integrity in the inner man; you want me to possess wisdom. | 6But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there. |
| 7Sprinkle me with water and I will be pure; wash me and I will be whiter than snow. | 7Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. |
| 8Grant me the ultimate joy of being forgiven! May the bones you crushed rejoice! | 8Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me— now let me rejoice. |
| 9Hide your face from my sins! Wipe away all my guilt! | 9Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt. |
| 10Create for me a pure heart, O God! Renew a resolute spirit within me! | 10Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. |
| 11Do not reject me! Do not take your Holy Spirit away from me! | 11Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me. |
| 12Let me again experience the joy of your deliverance! Sustain me by giving me the desire to obey! | 12Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. |
| 13Then I will teach rebels your merciful ways, and sinners will turn to you. | 13Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you. |
| 14Rescue me from the guilt of murder, O God, the God who delivers me! Then my tongue will shout for joy because of your deliverance. | 14Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness. |
| 15O Lord, give me the words! Then my mouth will praise you. | 15Unseal my lips, O Lord, that my mouth may praise you. |
| 16Certainly you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it; you do not desire a burnt sacrifice. | 16You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering. |
| 17The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit--O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject. | 17The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God. |
| 18Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! Fortify the walls of Jerusalem! | 18Look with favor on Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. |
| 19Then you will accept the proper sacrifices, burnt sacrifices and whole offerings; then bulls will be sacrificed on your altar. | 19Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit— with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings. Then bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar. |
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