Psalm 51 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

A Contrite Sinner's Prayer for Pardon.

Psa 51:1

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness:

According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Psa 51:2

Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity,

And cleanse me from my sin.

Psa 51:3

For I know my transgressions;

And my sin is ever before me.

Psa 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.

Psa 51:5

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity;

And in sin did my mother conceive me.

Psa 51:6

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts;

And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.

Psa 51:7

Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean:

Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Psa 51:8

Make me to hear joy and gladness,

That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Psa 51:9

Hide thy face from my sins,

And blot out all mine iniquities.

Psa 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God;

And renew a right spirit within me.

Psa 51:11

Cast me not away from thy presence;

And take not thy holy Spirit from me.

Psa 51:12

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;

And uphold me with a willing spirit.

Psa 51:13

Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;

And sinners shall be converted unto thee.

Psa 51:14

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation;

And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

Psa 51:15

O Lord, open thou my lips;

And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.

Psa 51:16

For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it:

Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.

Psa 51:17

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit:

A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Psa 51:18

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion:

Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

Psa 51:19

Then wilt thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness,

In burnt-offering and whole burnt-offering:

Then will they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.

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Psalm 51 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

A Contrite Sinner's Prayer for Pardon.

Psalm Chapter 51 — Additional Translations:

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