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Psalm 51 – King James Version (KJV)

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A Contrite Sinner's Prayer for Pardon.

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Psa 51:1 - [[To the chief Musician,^H5329 A Psalm^H4210 of David,^H1732 when^H935^➔ Nathan^H5416 the prophet^H5030 came^➔^H935 unto him,^H413 after^H834 he had gone in^H935 to^H413 Bathsheba.]]^H1339^H1339 Have mercy upon me,^H2603 O God,^H430 according to thy lovingkindness:^H2617 according unto the multitude^H7230 of thy tender mercies^H7356 blot out^H4229 my transgressions.^H6588

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Psa 51:2 - Wash me^H3526 throughly^H7235 from mine iniquity,^H5771 and^H2403^➔ cleanse me^H2891 from my sin.^➔^H2403

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Psa 51:3 - For^H3588 I^H589 acknowledge^H3045 my transgressions:^H6588 and my sin^H2403 is ever^H8548 before me.^H5048

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Psa 51:4 - Against thee, thee only,^H905 have I sinned,^H2398 and^H7451^➔ done^H6213 this evil^➔^H7451 in thy sight:^H5869 that^H4616 thou mightest be justified^H6663 when thou speakest,^H1696 and be clear^H2135 when thou judgest.^H8199

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Psa 51:5 - Behold,^H2005 I was shapen^H2342 in iniquity;^H5771 and in sin^H2399 did^H3179^➔ my mother^H517 conceive me.^➔^H3179

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Psa 51:6 - Behold,^H2005 thou desirest^H2654 truth^H571 in the inward parts:^H2910 and in the hidden^H5640 part thou shalt make me to know^H3045 wisdom.^H2451

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Psa 51:7 - Purge me^H2398 with hyssop,^H231 and I shall be clean:^H2891 wash me,^H3526 and^H7950^➔ I shall be whiter^H3835 than snow.^➔^H7950

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Psa 51:8 - Make me to hear^H8085 joy^H8342 and gladness;^H8057 that the bones^H6106 which thou hast broken^H1794 may rejoice.^H1523

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Psa 51:9 - Hide^H5641 thy face^H6440 from my sins,^H2399 and^H3605^➔ blot out^H4229 all^➔^H3605 mine iniquities.^H5771

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Psa 51:10 - Create^H1254 in me^H589 a^H3820^➔ clean^H2889 heart,^➔^H3820 O God;^H430 and^H7307^➔ renew^H2318 a^➔^H7307^➔ right^H3559 spirit^➔^H7307 within me.^H7130

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Psa 51:11 - Cast me^H7993^➔ not^H408 away^➔^H7993 from thy presence;^H6440 and^H7307^➔ take^H3947 not^H408 thy holy^H6944 spirit^➔^H7307 from me.^H4480

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Psa 51:12 - Restore^H7725 unto me the joy^H8342 of thy salvation;^H3468 and^H7307^➔ uphold me^H5564 with thy free^H5081 spirit.^➔^H7307

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Psa 51:13 - Then will I teach^H3925 transgressors^H6586 thy ways;^H1870 and sinners^H2400 shall be converted^H7725 unto thee.^H413

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Psa 51:14 - Deliver me^H5337 from bloodguiltiness,^H1818 O God,^H430 thou God^H430 of my salvation:^H8668 and my tongue^H3956 shall sing aloud^H7442 of thy righteousness.^H6666

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Psa 51:15 - O Lord,^H136 open thou^H6605 my lips;^H8193 and my mouth^H6310 shall shew forth^H5046 thy praise.^H8416

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Psa 51:16 - For^H3588 thou desirest^H2654 not^H3808 sacrifice;^H2077 else would I give^H5414 it: thou delightest^H7521 not^H3808 in burnt offering.^H5930

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Psa 51:17 - The sacrifices^H2077 of God^H430 are a^H7307^➔ broken^H7665 spirit:^➔^H7307 a^H3820^➔ broken^H7665 and a contrite^H1794 heart,^➔^H3820 O God,^H430 thou wilt^H959^➔ not^H3808 despise.^➔^H959

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Psa 51:18 - Do good^H3190 in thy good pleasure^H7522 unto Zion:^H6726 build thou^H1129 the walls^H2346 of Jerusalem.^H3389

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Psa 51:19 - Then^H227 shalt thou be pleased^H2654 with the sacrifices^H2077 of righteousness,^H6664 with burnt offering^H5930 and whole burnt offering:^H3632 then^H227 shall they offer^H5927 bullocks^H6499 upon^H5921 thine altar.^H4196

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See the KJV Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).

The Authorized Version or King James Version (KJV), 1611, 1769.
Outside of the United Kingdom, the KJV is in the public domain. Within the United Kingdom, the rights to the KJV are vested in the Crown.

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