The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
New King James Version NKJV
1 For the leader. A psalm of David, when Natan the prophet came to him after his affair with Bat-Sheva: God, in your grace, have mercy on me; in your great compassion, blot out my crimes.
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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.
2 Wash me completely from my guilt, and cleanse me from my sin.
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Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I know my crimes, my sin confronts me all the time.
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For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me.
4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil from your perspective; so that you are right in accusing me and justified in passing sentence.
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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.
5 True, I was born guilty, was a sinner from the moment my mother conceived me.
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Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.
6 Still, you want truth in the inner person; so make me know wisdom in my inmost heart.
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Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.
7 Sprinkle 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 the sound of joy and gladness, so that the bones you crushed can rejoice.
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Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice.
9 Turn away your face from my sins, and blot out all my crimes.
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Hide Your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, God; renew in me a resolute spirit.
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Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Don't thrust me away from your presence, don't take your Ruach Kodesh 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 Restore my joy in your salvation, and let a willing spirit uphold me.
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Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
13 Then I will teach the wicked your ways, and sinners will return to you.
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Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You.
14 Rescue me from the guilt of shedding blood, God, God of my salvation! Then my tongue will sing about your righteousness
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Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, The God of my salvation, And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.
15 Adonai, open my lips; then my mouth will praise you.
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O Lord, open my lips, And my mouth shall show forth Your praise.
16 For you don't want sacrifices, or I would give them; you don't take pleasure in burnt offerings.
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For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering.
17 My sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; God, you won't spurn a broken, chastened heart.
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The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart-- These, O God, You will not despise.
18 In your good pleasure, make Tziyon prosper; rebuild the walls of Yerushalayim.
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Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then you will delight in righteous sacrifices, in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; then they will offer bulls on your altar.
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Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, With burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.