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26 When I told of my ways, you answered me;
    teach me your statutes.(A)

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11 Teach me your way, O Lord,
    that I may walk in your truth;
    give me an undivided heart to revere your name.(A)

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Make me to know your ways, O Lord;
    teach me your paths.(A)

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11 Teach me your way, O Lord,
    and lead me on a level path
    because of my enemies.(A)

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13 No one who conceals transgressions will prosper,
    but one who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.(A)

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Then I acknowledged my sin to you,
    and I did not hide my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
    and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah(A)

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Good and upright is the Lord;
    therefore he instructs sinners in the way.(A)
He leads the humble in what is right
    and teaches the humble his way.(B)

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Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning,
    for in you I put my trust.
Teach me the way I should go,
    for to you I lift up my soul.(A)

Save me, O Lord, from my enemies;
    I have fled to you for refuge.[a](B)
10 Teach me to do your will,
    for you are my God.
Let your good spirit lead me
    on a level path.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 143.9 Heb ms Gk: MT to you I have hidden

12 Blessed are you, O Lord;
    teach me your statutes.(A)

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18 I confess my iniquity;
    I am sorry for my sin.(A)

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36 then hear in heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they should walk, and grant rain on your land, which you have given to your people as an inheritance.(A)

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106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,
    to observe your righteous ordinances.(A)

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Psalm 51

Prayer for Cleansing and Pardon

To the leader. A Psalm of David, when the prophet Nathan came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

Have mercy on me, O God,
    according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy,
    blot out my transgressions.(A)
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
    and cleanse me from my sin.(B)

For I know my transgressions,
    and my sin is ever before me.(C)
Against you, you alone, have I sinned
    and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you are justified in your sentence
    and blameless when you pass judgment.(D)
Indeed, I was born guilty,
    a sinner when my mother conceived me.(E)

You desire truth in the inward being;[a]
    therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.(F)
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
    wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.(G)
Let me hear joy and gladness;
    let the bones that you have crushed rejoice.(H)
Hide your face from my sins,
    and blot out all my iniquities.(I)

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
    and put a new and right[b] spirit within me.(J)
11 Do not cast me away from your presence,
    and do not take your holy spirit from me.(K)
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
    and sustain in me a willing[c] spirit.(L)

13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
    and sinners will return to you.(M)
14 Deliver me from bloodshed, O God,
    O God of my salvation,
    and my tongue will sing aloud of your deliverance.(N)

15 O Lord, open my lips,
    and my mouth will declare your praise.(O)
16 For you have no delight in sacrifice;
    if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased.(P)
17 The sacrifice acceptable to God[d] is a broken spirit;
    a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.(Q)

18 Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;
    rebuild the walls of Jerusalem;(R)
19 then you will delight in right sacrifices,
    in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings;
    then bulls will be offered on your altar.(S)

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Footnotes

  1. 51.6 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 51.10 Or steadfast
  3. 51.12 Or generous
  4. 51.17 Or My sacrifice, O God,