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1 To 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.
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Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.
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Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me.
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For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
4 Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight-- That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge.
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Against 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.
5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.
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Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
6 Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.
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Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place.
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
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Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice.
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Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
9 Hide Your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities.
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Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
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Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
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