Psalm 51 NIV ISV Parallel

◄ Psalm 51 ►

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1For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.

1Have mercy, God, according to your gracious love, according to your unlimited compassion, erase my transgressions.

2Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

2Wash me from my iniquity, cleanse me from my sin.

3For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.

3For I acknowledge my transgression; my sin remains continuously before me.

4Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge.

4Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done what was evil in your sight. As a result, you are just in your pronouncement and clear in your judgment.

5Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

5Indeed, in iniquity I was brought forth; in sin my mother conceived me.

6Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place.

6Indeed, you are pleased with truth in the inner person, and you will teach me wisdom in my innermost parts.

7Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

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

8Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.

8Let me know joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice.

9Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.

9Hide your countenance from my sins and erase the record of my iniquities.

10Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

10God, create a pure heart in me, and renew a right attitude within me.

11Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.

11Do not cast me from your presence; do not take your Holy Spirit from me.

12Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

12Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and let a willing attitude control me.

13Then I will teach transgressors your ways, so that sinners will turn back to you.

13Then I will teach transgressors about your ways, and sinners will turn to you.

14Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, you who are God my Savior, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.

14Deliver me from the guilt of shedding blood, God, God of my salvation. Then my tongue will sing about your righteousness.

15Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise.

15Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.

16You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.

16Indeed, you do not delight in sacrifices, or I would give them, nor do you desire burnt offerings.

17My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.

17True sacrifice to God is a broken spirit. A broken and chastened heart, God, you will not despise.

18May it please you to prosper Zion, to build up the walls of Jerusalem.

18Show favor to Zion in your good pleasure; and rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

19Then you will delight in the sacrifices of the righteous, in burnt offerings offered whole; then bulls will be offered on your altar.

19Then you will be pleased with right sacrifices, with burnt offerings, and with whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar.

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