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Psalm 51 – New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

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PSALM 51
A Contrite Sinner’s Prayer for Pardon.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David, when [fn]Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1 Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;
According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity
And cleanse me from my sin.
3 For [fn]I know my transgressions,
And my sin is ever before me.
4 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 [fn]blameless when You judge.
5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
6 Behold, You desire truth in the [fn]innermost being,
And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.
7 [fn]Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
[fn]Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 [fn]Make me to hear joy and gladness,
Let the bones which You have broken rejoice.
9 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 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.
See the NASB95 Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NASB95 Footnotes
2 Sam 12:1
Or, I myself know
Or, may be in the right
Many mss read in Your words
Literally: pure
Or, inward parts
Or, May You purify...that I may be clean
Or, May You wash
Or, May You make
Literally: for
Or, an upright
Or, turn back
Or, may You open
Or, May You build
Or, sacrifices of righteousness
Literally: they will offer young bulls
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New American Standard Bible 1995
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Psalm Chapter 51 — Additional Translations:

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