Common English Bible CEB
New Revised Standard NRS
1 Have mercy on me, God, according to your faithful love! Wipe away my wrongdoings according to your great compassion!
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Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me completely clean of my guilt; purify me from my sin!
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Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 Because I know my wrongdoings, my sin is always right in front of me.
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For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
4 I've sinned against you—you alone. I've committed evil in your sight. That's why you are justified when you render your verdict, completely correct when you issue your judgment.
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Against you, you alone, have I sinned, and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are justified in your sentence and blameless when you pass judgment.
5 Yes, I was born in guilt, in sin, from the moment my mother conceived me.
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Indeed, I was born guilty, a sinner when my mother conceived me.
6 And yes, you want truth in the most hidden places; you teach me wisdom in the most secret space.
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You desire truth in the inward being; therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.
7 Purify me with hyssop and I will be clean; wash me and I will be whiter than snow.
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Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Let me hear joy and celebration again; let the bones you crushed rejoice once more.
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Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have crushed rejoice.
9 Hide your face from my sins; wipe away all my guilty deeds!
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Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
10 Create a clean heart for me, God; put a new, faithful spirit deep inside me!
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Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.
11 Please don't throw me out of your presence; please don't take your holy spirit away from me.
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Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your holy spirit from me.
12 Return the joy of your salvation to me and sustain me with a willing spirit.
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Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain in me a willing spirit.
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