Psalm 51:1-10

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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)

¹Have mercy^(B) on me, O God,
    according to your unfailing love;^(C)
according to your great compassion^(D)
    blot out^(E) my transgressions.^(F)
²Wash away^(G) all my iniquity
    and cleanse^(H) me from my sin.

³For I know my transgressions,
    and my sin is always before me.^(I)
⁴Against you, you only, have I sinned^(J)
    and done what is evil in your sight;^(K)
so you are right in your verdict
    and justified when you judge.^(L)
⁵Surely I was sinful^(M) at birth,^(N)
    sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
⁶Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;
    you taught me wisdom^(O) in that secret place.^(P)

⁷Cleanse^(Q) me with hyssop,^(R) and I will be clean;
    wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.^(S)
⁸Let me hear joy and gladness;^(T)
    let the bones^(U) you have crushed rejoice.
⁹Hide your face from my sins^(V)
    and blot out^(W) all my iniquity.

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

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Footnotes

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

Psalm 38:17-18

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¹⁷For I am about to fall,^(A)
and my pain^(B) is ever with me.
¹⁸I confess my iniquity;^(C)
I am troubled by my sin.

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1 John 1:8-10

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⁸If we claim to be without sin,^(A) we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.^(B) ⁹If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins^(C) and purify us from all unrighteousness.^(D) ¹⁰If we claim we have not sinned,^(E) we make him out to be a liar^(F) and his word is not in us.^(G)