16 Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;(A)
    in your great mercy turn to me.

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16 Hear me, O Lord; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

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21 But you, Sovereign Lord,
    help me for your name’s sake;(A)
    out of the goodness of your love,(B) deliver me.(C)

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21 But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.

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16 Turn to me(A) and be gracious to me,(B)
    for I am lonely(C) and afflicted.

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16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.

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Because your love is better than life,(A)
    my lips will glorify you.

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Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

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Psalm 51[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.(A)

Have mercy(B) on me, O God,
    according to your unfailing love;(C)
according to your great compassion(D)
    blot out(E) my transgressions.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 51:1 In Hebrew texts 51:1-19 is numbered 51:3-21.

51 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

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11 I lead a blameless life;
    deliver me(A) and be merciful to me.

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11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

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19 You will again have compassion on us;
    you will tread our sins underfoot
    and hurl all our iniquities(A) into the depths of the sea.(B)

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19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

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Praise and Prayer

I will tell of the kindnesses(A) of the Lord,
    the deeds for which he is to be praised,
    according to all the Lord has done for us—
yes, the many good things(B)
    he has done for Israel,
    according to his compassion(C) and many kindnesses.

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I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

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45 for their sake he remembered his covenant(A)
    and out of his great love(B) he relented.(C)

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45 And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.

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15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious(A) God,
    slow to anger,(B) abounding(C) in love and faithfulness.(D)
16 Turn to me(E) and have mercy(F) on me;
    show your strength(G) in behalf of your servant;
save me, because I serve you
    just as my mother did.(H)

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15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

16 O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

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13 But I pray to you, Lord,
    in the time of your favor;(A)
in your great love,(B) O God,
    answer me with your sure salvation.

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13 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

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How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!(A)
    People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.(B)

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How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

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