Behold, I was born in wickedness, and in sin hath my mother conceived me.

Make in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

{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.

The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, shalt thou not despise.

Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight, that thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and clear when thou shalt judge.

Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

But lo, thou hast a pleasure in the truth, and hast showed me secret wisdom.

O give me the comfort of thy help again, and establish me with thy free spirit.

Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy spirit from me.

For if thou hadst pleasure in sacrifice, I would give it thee: but thou delightest not in burnt-offerings.

For I acknowledge my faults, and my sin is ever before me.

Wash me well from my wickedness, and cleanse me from my sin.

Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked, that sinners may be converted unto thee.

Open my lips, O LORD, that my mouth may show thy praise.

Oh let me hear of joy and gladness, that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Turn thy face from my sins, and put out all my misdeeds.

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of my health; that my tongue may praise thy righteousness.

For then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and oblations; then shall they lay bullocks upon thine altar.

O be favourable and gracious unto Zion; build thou the walls of Jerusalem.