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Have mercy on me, God, in accord with your merciful love;
    in your abundant compassion blot out my transgressions.
Thoroughly wash away my guilt;
    and from my sin cleanse me.

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Behold, you desire true sincerity;
    and secretly you teach me wisdom.
Cleanse me with hyssop,[a] that I may be pure;
    wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 51:9 Hyssop: a small bush whose many woody twigs make a natural sprinkler. It was prescribed in the Mosaic law as an instrument for sprinkling sacrificial blood or lustral water for cleansing, cf. Ex 12:22; Lv 14:4; Nm 19:18.

12 A clean heart create for me, God;
    renew within me a steadfast spirit.(A)
13 Do not drive me from before your face,
    nor take from me your holy spirit.(B)

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14 Restore to me the gladness of your salvation;
    uphold me with a willing spirit.

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17 Lord, you will open my lips;
    and my mouth will proclaim your praise.

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