Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm, when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had gone to Bathsheba.
according to Your faithful love;
according to Your abundant compassion,
blot out my rebellion.
New American Standard Bible
For the choir director. A Psalm of David, when
According to the greatness of
King James Version
{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.} Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
International Standard Version
Have mercy, God, according to your gracious love, according to your unlimited compassion, erase my transgressions.
A Conservative Version
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness. According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
American Standard Version
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Amplified
According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.
Bible in Basic English
Have pity on me, O God, in your mercy; out of a full heart, take away my sin.
Darby Translation
{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.} Be gracious unto me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness; according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
Julia Smith Translation
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.
King James 2000
[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.] Have mercy upon me, O God, according to your lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of your tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Be gracious to me, O God, according to your loyal love. According to your abundant mercies, blot out my transgressions.
Modern King James verseion
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving-kindness; according to the multitude of Your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{To the chanter, a Psalm of David, when the Prophet Nathan came unto him, after he was gone in to Bathsheba} Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness; according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences.
NET Bible
For the music director; a psalm of David, written when Nathan the prophet confronted him after David's affair with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!
New Heart English Bible
Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
The Emphasized Bible
Be favorable unto me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness, And, in the multitude of thy compassions, blot out my transgressions;
Webster
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness: according to the multitude of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
World English Bible
Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
Youngs Literal Translation
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David, in the coming in unto him of Nathan the prophet, when he hath gone in unto Bath-Sheba. Favour me, O God, according to Thy kindness, According to the abundance of Thy mercies, Blot out my transgressions.
Themes
Afflictions, Prayer During » For pardon and deliverance from sin
Confession of sin » Should be accompanied with » Prayer for forgiveness
Earnest suppliants » Seven earnest suppliants » The cry for cleansing (david)
Homicide » David's repentance for, and confession of, the murder of uriah
Loving Kindness Of God » Saints » Look for mercy through
God's Mercy » Should be » Pleaded in prayer
Pardon » Pray for » For yourselves
Pardon » Exhibits the » Mercy of God
Pardon » Exhibits the » Loving Kindness Of God
Prayer » Plead in the » Mercy of God
Prayer » Seven earnest suppliants » The cry for cleansing (david)
Prayer » Penitential » Of david
Seven » Earnest suppliants » The cry for cleansing (david)
Topics
References
American
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 51:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Create In Me A Clean Heart, O God
1 For the choir director. A Davidic psalm, when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had gone to Bathsheba.
according to Your faithful love;
according to Your abundant compassion,
blot out my rebellion.
and cleanse me from my sin.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 43:25
for My own sake
and remember your sins no more.
Acts 3:19
Therefore repent
Colossians 2:14
He erased the certificate of debt, with its obligations, that was against us and opposed to us, and has taken it out of the way by nailing it to the cross.
Psalm 51:9
and blot out all my guilt.
Psalm 106:45
and relented according to the riches
of His faithful love.
Isaiah 44:22
and your sins like a mist.
Return to Me,
for I have redeemed you.
2 Samuel 11:2-13
One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
Psalm 69:16
for Your faithful love is good;
in keeping with Your great compassion,
turn to me.
Exodus 34:6-7
Then the Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed:
Yahweh—Yahweh is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in faithful love and truth,
Numbers 14:18-19
The Lord is slow to anger and rich in faithful love,
Nehemiah 4:5
Do not cover their guilt or let their sin be erased from Your sight, because they have provoked
Psalm 4:1
For the choir director: with stringed instruments.
God, who vindicates me.
You freed me from affliction;
be gracious to me and hear my prayer.
Psalm 5:7
by the abundance of Your faithful love;
I bow down toward Your holy temple
in reverential awe of You.
Psalm 25:6-7
and Your faithful love,
for they have existed from antiquity.
Psalm 40:11
Your constant love and truth will always guard me.
Psalm 69:13
my prayer to You is for a time of favor.
In Your abundant, faithful love, God,
answer me with Your sure salvation.
Psalm 77:9
Has He in anger withheld His compassion?”
Psalm 106:7
the significance of Your wonderful works
or remember Your many acts of faithful love;
instead, they rebelled by the sea—the Red Sea.
Psalm 109:21
deal kindly with me because of Your name;
deliver me because of the goodness of Your faithful love.
Psalm 119:124
teach me Your statutes.
Psalm 145:9
His compassion rests on all He has made.
Isaiah 63:7
and the Lord’s praiseworthy acts,
because of all the Lord has done for us—
even the many good things
He has done for the house of Israel
and has done for them based on His compassion
and the abundance of His faithful love.
Isaiah 63:15
from Your lofty home—holy and beautiful.
Where is Your zeal and Your might?
Your yearning
are withheld from me.
Jeremiah 18:23
all their deadly plots against me.
Do not wipe out their guilt;
do not blot out their sin before You.
Let them be forced to stumble before You;
deal with them in the time of Your anger.
Lamentations 3:32
He will show compassion
according to His abundant, faithful love.
Daniel 9:9
Compassion and forgiveness belong to the Lord our God, though we have rebelled against Him
Daniel 9:18
Listen,
Micah 7:18-19
removing iniquity and passing over rebellion
for the remnant of His inheritance?
He does not hold on to His anger forever,
because He delights in faithful love.
Romans 5:20-21
The law came along to multiply the trespass.
Ephesians 1:6-8
to the praise of His glorious grace
Ephesians 2:4-7
But God, who is rich in mercy,