Psalm 51:10-52:9

New International Version

¹⁰ Create in me a pure heart,^(A) O God,
    and renew a steadfast spirit within me.^(B)
11 Do not cast me^(C) from your presence^(D)
    or take your Holy Spirit^(E) from me.
¹² Restore to me the joy of your salvation^(F)
    and grant me a willing spirit,^(G) to sustain me.^(H)

¹³ Then I will teach transgressors your ways,^(I)
    so that sinners^(J) will turn back to you.^(K)
14 Deliver me^(L) from the guilt of bloodshed,^(M) O God,
    you who are God my Savior,^(N)
    and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.^(O)
15 Open my lips, Lord,^(P)
    and my mouth will declare your praise.
¹⁶ You do not delight in sacrifice,^(Q) or I would bring it;
    you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
¹⁷ My sacrifice,^(R) O God, is^[a] a broken spirit;
    a broken and contrite heart^(S)
    you, God, will not despise.

¹⁸ May it please you to prosper Zion,^(T)
    to build up the walls of Jerusalem.^(U)
19 Then you will delight in the sacrifices of the righteous,^(V)
    in burnt offerings^(W) offered whole;
    then bulls^(X) will be offered on your altar.

⁵ Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
    He will snatch you up and pluck^(AH) you from your tent;
    he will uproot^(AI) you from the land of the living.^(AJ)
6 The righteous will see and fear;
    they will laugh^(AK) at you, saying,
⁷ “Here now is the man
    who did not make God his stronghold^(AL)
but trusted in his great wealth^(AM)
    and grew strong by destroying others!”

⁸ But I am like an olive tree^(AN)
    flourishing in the house of God;
I trust^(AO) in God’s unfailing love
    for ever and ever.
⁹ For what you have done I will always praise you^(AP)
    in the presence of your faithful people.^(AQ)
And I will hope in your name,^(AR)
    for your name is good.^(AS)