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1 God, be merciful to me because you are loving. Because you are always ready to be merciful, wipe out all my wrongs.
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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 away all my guilt and make me clean again.
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Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
3 I know about my wrongs, and I can't forget my sin.
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For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
4 You are the only one I have sinned against; I have done what you say is wrong. You are right when you speak and fair when you judge.
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Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.
5 I was brought into this world in sin. In sin my mother gave birth to me.
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Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 You want me to be completely truthful, so teach me wisdom.
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Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.
7 Take away my sin, 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 Make me hear sounds of joy and gladness; let the bones you crushed be happy again.
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Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice.
9 Turn your face from my sins and wipe out all my guilt.
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Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
10 Create in me a pure heart, God, and make my spirit right again.
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Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Do not send me away from you or take your Holy Spirit away from me.
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Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Give me back the joy of your salvation. Keep me strong by giving me a willing spirit.
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Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
13 Then I will teach your ways to those who do wrong, and sinners will turn back to you.
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Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.
14 God, save me from the guilt of murder, God of my salvation, and I will sing about your goodness.
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Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.
15 Lord, let me speak so I may praise you.
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O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
16 You are not pleased by sacrifices, or I would give them. You don't want burnt offerings.
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For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
17 The sacrifice God wants is a broken spirit. God, you will not reject a heart that is broken and sorry for sin.
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The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
18 Do whatever good you wish for Jerusalem. Rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
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Do good to Zion in your good pleasure; build up the walls of Jerusalem;
19 Then you will be pleased with right sacrifices and whole burnt offerings, and bulls will be offered on your altar.
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then will you delight in right sacrifices, in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on your altar.