Psalms 50

¹Unto the end. A Psalm of David

²when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he went to Bathsheba

³Be merciful to me, O God, according to your great mercy. And, according to the plentitude of your compassion, wipe out my iniquity

⁴Wash me once again from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin

⁵For I know my iniquity, and my sin is ever before me

⁶Against you only have I sinned, and I have done evil before your eyes. And so, you are justified in your words, and you will prevail when you give judgment

⁷For behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sinfulness did my mother conceive me

⁸For behold, you have loved truth. The obscure and hidden things of your wisdom, you have manifested to me

⁹You will sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed. You will wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow

¹⁰In my hearing, you will grant gladness and rejoicing. And the bones that have been humbled will exult

¹¹Turn your face away from my sins, and erase all my iniquities

¹²Create a clean heart in me, O God. And renew an upright spirit within my inmost being

¹³Do not cast me away from your face; and do not take your Holy Spirit from me

¹⁴Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and confirm me with an unsurpassed spirit

¹⁵I will teach the unjust your ways, and the impious will be converted to you

¹⁶Free me from blood, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will extol your justice

¹⁷O Lord, you will open my lips, and my mouth will announce your praise

¹⁸For if you had desired sacrifice, I would certainly have given it, but with holocausts, you will not be delighted

¹⁹A crushed spirit is a sacrifice to God. A contrite and humbled heart, O God, you will not spurn

²⁰Act kindly, Lord, in your good will toward Zion, so that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up

²¹Then you will accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations, and holocausts. Then they will lay calves upon your altar