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Psalm 51 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

A Prayer of Repentance

Psa 51:1

Psa 51:1To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

Have mercy upon me, O God,
According to Your lovingkindness;
According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,
Blot out my transgressions.

Psa 51:2

Psa 51:2Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.

Psa 51:3

Psa 51:3For I acknowledge my transgressions,
And my sin is always before me.

Psa 51:4

Psa 51:4Against You, You only, have I sinned,
And done this evil in Your sight—
That You may be found just when You speak,[fn]
And blameless when You judge.

Psa 51:5

Psa 51:5Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.

Psa 51:6

Psa 51:6Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts,
And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.

Psa 51:7

Psa 51:7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Psa 51:8

Psa 51:8Make me hear joy and gladness,
That the bones You have broken may rejoice.

Psa 51:9

Psa 51:9Hide Your face from my sins,
And blot out all my iniquities.

Psa 51:10

Psa 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Psa 51:11

Psa 51:11Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

Psa 51:12

Psa 51:12Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.

Psa 51:13

Psa 51:13Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners shall be converted to You.

Psa 51:14

Psa 51:14Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,
The God of my salvation,
And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.

Psa 51:15

Psa 51:15O Lord, open my lips,
And my mouth shall show forth Your praise.

Psa 51:16

Psa 51:16For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;
You do not delight in burnt offering.

Psa 51:17

Psa 51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not despise.

Psa 51:18

Psa 51:18Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion;
Build the walls of Jerusalem.

Psa 51:19

Psa 51:19Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness,
With burnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.
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