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1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
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1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
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2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
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2 Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
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3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
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3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
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4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned , and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest , and be clear when thou judgest .
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4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge.
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5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
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5 Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
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6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
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6 Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
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7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
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7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
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8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice .
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8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
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9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
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9 Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.
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10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
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10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
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11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
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11 Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.
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12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
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12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
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13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
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13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you.
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14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
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14 Save me from bloodguilt, O God, the God who saves me, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.
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15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
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15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
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16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
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16 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
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17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise .
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17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
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18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
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18 In your good pleasure make Zion prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
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19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
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19 Then there will be righteous sacrifices, whole burnt offerings to delight you; then bulls will be offered on your altar.
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