Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
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1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy great mercy; and according to the multitude of thy compassions blot out my transgression.
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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 mine 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 am conscious of mine iniquity; and my sin is continually before me.
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For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
4 Against thee only have I sinned, and done evil before thee: that thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.
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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 For, behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my mother conceive me.
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Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
6 For, behold, thou lovest truth: thou hast manifested to me the secret and hidden things of thy wisdom.
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Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place.
7 Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be purified: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made 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 Thou shalt cause me to hear gladness and joy: the afflicted bones shall rejoice.
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Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
9 Turn away 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 iniquity.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit in my inward parts.
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Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and remove not thy holy Spirit from me.
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Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of thy salvation: establish me with thy directing Spirit.
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Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and ungodly men shall turn to thee.
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Then I will teach transgressors your ways, so that sinners will turn back to you.
14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation: and my tongue shall joyfully declare thy righteousness.
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Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, you who are God my Savior, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.
15 O Lord, thou shalt open my lips; and my mouth shall declare thy praise.
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Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise.
16 For if thou desiredst sacrifice, I would have given it: thou wilt not take pleasure in whole-burnt-offerings.
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You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
17 Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit: a broken and humbled heart God will not despise.
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My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.
18 Do good, O Lord, to Sion in thy good pleasure; and let the walls of Jerusalem be built.
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May it please you to prosper Zion, to build up the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then shalt thou be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, offering, and whole-burnt-sacrifices: then shall they offer calves upon thine altar.
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Then you will delight in the sacrifices of the righteous, in burnt offerings offered whole; then bulls will be offered on your altar.
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