New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures — With References (Rbi8, en_US, 1984)
Psalm
Psalms, 51
To the director. A melody of David. When Nathan the prophet came in to him after he had had relations with Bath-sheʹba.
1 Show me favor, O God,*1 according to your loving-kindness.*2 According to the abundance of your mercies wipe out my transgressions.
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2 Thoroughly wash me from my error, And cleanse me even from my sin.
3 For my transgressions I myself know, And my sin is in front of me constantly.
4 Against you, you alone, I have sinned, And what is bad in your eyes I have done, In order that you may prove to be righteous when you speak, That you may be in the clear when you judge.
5 Look! With error I was brought forth with birth pains, And in sin my mother conceived me.
6 Look! You have taken delight in truthfulness itself in the inward parts; And in the secret self may you cause me to know sheer wisdom.
7 May you purify me from sin with hyssop, that I may be clean; May you wash me, that I may become whiter even than snow.
8 May you cause me to hear exultation and rejoicing, That the bones that you have crushed may be joyful.
9 Conceal your face from my sins, And wipe out even all my errors.
10 Create in me even a pure heart, O God, And put within me a new spirit, a steadfast one.
11 Do not throw me away from before your face; And your holy spirit O do not take away from me.
12 Do restore to me the exultation of salvation by you, And may you support me even with a willing spirit.
13 I will teach transgressors your ways, That sinners themselves may turn right back to you.
14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness,*1 O God the God of my salvation, That my tongue may joyfully tell about your righteousness.
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15 O Jehovah,*1 may you open these lips of mine, That my own mouth may tell forth your praise.
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- 16 For you do not take delight in sacrifice—otherwise I would give [it]
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In whole burnt offering you do not find pleasure.
17 The sacrifices to God are a broken spirit; A heart broken and crushed, O God, you will not despise.
18 In your goodwill do deal well with Zion; May you build the walls of Jerusalem.
19 In that case you will be delighted with sacrifices of righteousness, With burnt sacrifice and whole offering; In that case bulls will be offered up on your very own altar.