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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)

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Psalm 51:10-12
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10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,
    and put a new and right[a] spirit within me.(A)
11 Do not cast me away from your presence,
    and do not take your holy spirit from me.(B)
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
    and sustain in me a willing[b] spirit.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 51.10 Or steadfast
  2. 51.12 Or generous
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