King James Version KJV
New Revised Standard NRS
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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Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, 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 acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
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For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
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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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 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
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Indeed, I was born guilty, a sinner when my mother conceived me.
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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You desire truth in the inward being; therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall 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 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
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Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have crushed rejoice.
9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
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Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
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Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit 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 unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
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Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain in me a willing spirit.
13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
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Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.
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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Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your deliverance.
15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
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O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
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For you have no delight in sacrifice; if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased.
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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The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
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Do good to Zion in your good pleasure; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem,
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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then you will delight in right sacrifices, in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on your altar.
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