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Psalm 51

	Psa 51:1	For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Nathan the prophet came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.
	Psa 51:2	Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin.
	Psa 51:3	For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night.
	Psa 51:4	Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just. [fn]
	Psa 51:5	For I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
	Psa 51:6	But you desire honesty from the womb, [fn] teaching me wisdom even there.
	Psa 51:7	Purify me from my sins, [fn] and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
	Psa 51:8	Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me— now let me rejoice.
	Psa 51:9	Don't keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt.
	Psa 51:10	Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.
	Psa 51:11	Do not banish me from your presence, and don't take your Holy Spirit [fn] from me.
	Psa 51:12	Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.
	Psa 51:13	Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you.
	Psa 51:14	Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness.
	Psa 51:15	Unseal my lips, O Lord, that my mouth may praise you.
	Psa 51:16	You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering.
	Psa 51:17	The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.
	Psa 51:18	Look with favor on Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
	Psa 51:19	Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit— with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings. Then bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar.

NLT Footnotes:

(51:4) Greek version reads and you will win your case in court. Compare Rom 3:4.
(51:6) Or from the heart; Hebrew reads in the inward parts.
(51:7) Hebrew Purify me with the hyssop branch.
(51:11) Or your spirit of holiness.

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