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Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
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To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David, in the coming inn unto him of Nathan the prophet, when he hath gone in unto Bath-Sheba. Favour me, O God, according to Thy kindness, According to the abundance of Thy mercies, Blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
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Thoroughly wash me from mine iniquity, And from my sin cleanse me,
3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
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For my transgressions I do know, And my sin [is] before me continually.
4 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.
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Against Thee, Thee only, I have sinned, And done the evil thing in Thine eyes, So that Thou art righteous in Thy words, Thou art pure in Thy judging.
5 Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
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Lo, in iniquity I have been brought forth, And in sin doth my mother conceive me.
6 Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place.
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Lo, truth Thou hast desired in the inward parts, And in the hidden part Wisdom Thou causest me to know.
7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
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Thou cleansest me with hyssop and I am clean, Washest me, and than snow I am whiter.
8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
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Thou causest me to hear joy and gladness, Thou makest joyful bones Thou hast bruised.
9 Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.
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Hide Thy face from my sin. And all mine iniquities blot out.
10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
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A clean heart prepare for me, O God, And a right spirit renew within me.
11 Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.
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Cast me not forth from Thy presence, And Thy Holy Spirit take not from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
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Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, And a willing spirit doth sustain me.
13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, so that sinners will turn back to you.
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I teach transgressors Thy ways, And sinners unto Thee do return.
14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, you who are God my Savior, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.
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Deliver me from blood, O God, God of my salvation, My tongue singeth of Thy righteousness.
15 Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise.
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O Lord, my lips thou dost open, And my mouth declareth Thy praise.
16 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
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For Thou desirest not sacrifice, or I give [it], Burnt-offering Thou acceptest not.
17 My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.
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The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit, A heart broken and bruised, O God, Thou dost not despise.
18 May it please you to prosper Zion, to build up the walls of Jerusalem.
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Do good in Thy good pleasure with Zion, Thou dost build the walls of Jerusalem.
19 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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Then Thou desirest sacrifices of righteousness, Burnt-offering, and whole burnt-offering, Then they offer bullocks on thine altar!
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