Psalm 51:1-2

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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.

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Footnotes

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

Psalm 51:7-10

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⁷Cleanse^(A) me with hyssop,^(B) and I will be clean;
    wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.^(C)
⁸Let me hear joy and gladness;^(D)
    let the bones^(E) you have crushed rejoice.
⁹Hide your face from my sins^(F)
    and blot out^(G) all my iniquity.

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

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Psalm 103:8-12

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⁸The Lord is compassionate and gracious,^(A)
    slow to anger, abounding in love.
⁹He will not always accuse,
    nor will he harbor his anger forever;^(B)
¹⁰he does not treat us as our sins deserve^(C)
    or repay us according to our iniquities.
¹¹For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
    so great is his love^(D) for those who fear him;^(E)
¹²as far as the east is from the west,
    so far has he removed our transgressions^(F) from us.