Psalm 51:3-10

New International Version

³ For I know my transgressions,
    and my sin is always before me.^(A)
4 Against you, you only, have I sinned^(B)
    and done what is evil in your sight;^(C)
so you are right in your verdict
    and justified when you judge.^(D)
5 Surely I was sinful^(E) at birth,^(F)
    sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
⁶ Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;
    you taught me wisdom^(G) in that secret place.^(H)

⁷ Cleanse^(I) me with hyssop,^(J) and I will be clean;
    wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.^(K)
8 Let me hear joy and gladness;^(L)
    let the bones^(M) you have crushed rejoice.
⁹ Hide your face from my sins^(N)
    and blot out^(O) all my iniquity.

¹⁰ Create in me a pure heart,^(P) O God,
    and renew a steadfast spirit within me.^(Q)