Psalm 51:7-17

English Standard Version

⁷ Purge me ^(A)with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
    ^(B)wash me, and I shall be ^(C)whiter than snow.
⁸ Let me hear joy and gladness;
    ^(D)let the bones ^(E)that you have broken rejoice.
^9 (F)Hide your face from my sins,
    and ^(G)blot out all my iniquities.
^10 (H)Create in me a ^(I)clean heart, O God,
    and ^(J)renew a right^[a] spirit within me.
^11 (K)Cast me not away from your presence,
    and take not ^(L)your Holy Spirit from me.
¹² Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
    and uphold me with a willing spirit.

¹³ Then I will teach transgressors your ways,
    and sinners will ^(M)return to you.
¹⁴ Deliver me from ^(N)bloodguiltiness, O God,
    O ^(O)God of my salvation,
    and ^(P)my tongue will sing aloud of your ^(Q)righteousness.
¹⁵ O Lord, open my lips,
    and my mouth will declare your praise.
^16 (R)For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;
    you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are ^(S)a broken spirit;
    a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.