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Psalm 51 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

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PSALM 51

Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God

For the choir director. A Psalm of David. When [fn]Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;

According to the abundance of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity

And cleanse me from my sin.

For [fn]I know my transgressions,

And my sin is ever before me.

Against You, You only, I have sinned

And done what is evil in Your sight,

So that You [fn]are justified [fn]when You speak

And pure when You judge.

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,

And in sin my mother conceived me.

Behold, You delight in truth in the [fn]innermost being,

And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.

[fn]Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;

[fn]Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

[fn]Make me to hear joy and gladness,

Let the bones which You have crushed rejoice.

Hide Your face from my sins

And blot out all my iniquities.

10 Create [fn]in me a clean heart, O God,

And renew [fn]a steadfast spirit within me.

11 Do not cast me away from Your presence

And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation

And sustain me with a willing spirit.

13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,

And sinners will [fn]be converted to You.

14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation;

Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.

15 O Lord, [fn]open my lips,

That my mouth may declare Your praise.

16 For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;

You are not pleased with burnt offering.

17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;

A broken and a [fn]contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

18 By Your favor do good to Zion;

[fn]Build the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then You will delight in [fn]righteous sacrifices,

In burnt offering and whole burnt offering;

Then [fn]young bulls will be offered on Your altar.

LSB Footnotes
2 Sam 12:1
Or I myself know
Or may be in the right
Many mss in Your words
Or inward parts
Or May You purify...that I may be clean
Or May You wash
Or May You make
Lit for
Or an upright
Or turn back
Or may You open
Lit crushed
Or May You build
Or sacrifices of righteousness
Lit they will offer young bulls
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