Psalm 51:1-19 - Create In Me A Clean Heart, O God

¹ To the overseer: chanting to David; In the coming to him of Nathan the prophet, when he went in to Bathsheba. Compassionate me, O God, according to thy mercy: according to the Multitude of thy compassions wipe away my transgressions. ² Multiply to wash me from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. ³ For I shall know my transgression, and my sin is always before me. ⁴ Against thee, thee alone, did I sin, and I did evil in thine eyes: so that thou wilt be justified in thy speaking, and thou wilt be pure in thy judging. ⁵ Behold, I was born in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁶ Behold, thou didst delight in truth in the reins, and in bidden things thou wilt cause me to know wisdom. ⁷ Thou wilt purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: thou wilt wash me and I shall be white above snow. ⁸ Thou wilt cause me to hear joy and gladness; the bones thou didst break shall rejoice. ⁹ Hide thy face from my sin, and wipe away all mine iniquities.

¹⁰ Create for me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit in my midst, ¹¹ Thou wilt not cast me away from thy face, and thou wilt not take thy holy spirit from me. ¹² Turn back to me the joy of thy salvation, and thy willing spirit shall uphold me. ¹³ I will teach those transgressing, thy ways, and those sinning shall turn back to thee.

¹⁴ Deliver me from bloods, O God the God of my salvation; my tongue shall rejoice in thy justice. ¹⁵ O Jehovah, thou wilt open my lips, and my mouth shall announce thy praise. ¹⁶ For thou wilt not delight in sacrifice, and thou wilt not take pleasure in burnt-offering. ¹⁷ The sacrifices of God a spirit being broken: a heart being broken and crushed, O God, thou wilt not despise.

¹⁸ Do Zion good in thy good will: thou wilt build the walls of Jerusalem. ¹⁹ Then wilt thou delight in sacrifices of justice, in burnt-offering and whole burnt-offering: then they will bring up bullocks upon thine altar.