Psalm 51:1-4
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Psalm 51
Prayer for Cleansing and Pardon
To the leader. A Psalm of David, when the prophet Nathan came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy,
blot out my transgressions.(A)
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.(B)
3 For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.(C)
4 Against you, you alone, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you are justified in your sentence
and blameless when you pass judgment.(D)
Psalm 51:7
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7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.(A)
Psalm 51:9-10
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9 Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.(A)
Footnotes
- 51.10 Or steadfast
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