Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha NRSA
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 steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly 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 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 ever 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 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 For, behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my mother conceive me.
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Indeed, I was born guilty, a sinner when 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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You desire truth in the inward being; therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.
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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Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall 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 that 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 iniquities.
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 clean heart, O God, and put a new and right 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 away from your presence, and do not 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 sustain in me a willing spirit.
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, and sinners will return 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 bloodshed, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your deliverance.
15 O Lord, thou shalt open my lips; and my mouth shall declare thy praise.
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O Lord, open my lips, 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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For you have no delight in sacrifice; if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased.
17 Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit: a broken and humbled heart God will 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, O Lord, to Sion in thy good pleasure; and let the walls of Jerusalem be built.
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Do good to Zion in your good pleasure; rebuild 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 right sacrifices, in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on your altar.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.