¶ [[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David,

Psalm 51 :: King James Version (KJV)

	Psa 51:1	¶ [[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.]] Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
	Psa 51:2	Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
	Psa 51:3	For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sinis ever before me.
	Psa 51:4	Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and donethis evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
	Psa 51:5	Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
	Psa 51:6	Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
	Psa 51:7	Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
	Psa 51:8	Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the boneswhich thou hast broken may rejoice.
	Psa 51:9	Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
	Psa 51:10	Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
	Psa 51:11	Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
	Psa 51:12	Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
	Psa 51:13	Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
	Psa 51:14	Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
	Psa 51:15	O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
	Psa 51:16	For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
	Psa 51:17	The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
	Psa 51:18	Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
	Psa 51:19	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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