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Psalm 51:1
King James Version
Psalm 51:1
King James Version
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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Psalm 51:1
English Standard Version
Psalm 51:1
English Standard Version
Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when (A)Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
51 (B)Have mercy on me,[a] O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your (C)abundant mercy
(D)blot out my transgressions.
Footnotes
- Psalm 51:1 Or Be gracious to me
English Standard Version (ESV) 
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