Psalm 51:4-12

English Standard Version

⁴^(A)Against you, you only, have I sinned
    and done what is evil ^(B)in your sight,
^(C)so that you may be justified in your words
    and blameless in your judgment.
⁵Behold, ^(D)I was brought forth in iniquity,
    and in sin did my mother conceive me.
⁶Behold, you delight in truth in ^(E)the inward being,
    and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.

⁷Purge me ^(F)with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
    ^(G)wash me, and I shall be ^(H)whiter than snow.
⁸Let me hear joy and gladness;
    ^(I)let the bones ^(J)that you have broken rejoice.
⁹^(K)Hide your face from my sins,
    and ^(L)blot out all my iniquities.
¹⁰^(M)Create in me a ^(N)clean heart, O God,
    and ^(O)renew a right^[a] spirit within me.
¹¹^(P)Cast me not away from your presence,
    and take not ^(Q)your Holy Spirit from me.
¹²Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
    and uphold me with a willing spirit.