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Psalms • Chapter 51
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Have mercy on me, O God (Elohim),<br>because of your unfailing love.<br>Because of your great compassion,<br>blot out the stain of my sins.<br>
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Wash me clean from my guilt.<br>Purify me from my sin.<br>
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For I recognize my rebellion;<br>it haunts me day and night.<br>
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Against you, and you alone, have I sinned;<br>I have done what is evil in your sight.<br>You will be proved right in what you say,<br>and your judgment against me is just.<br>
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For I was born a sinner —<br>yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.<br>
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But you desire honesty from the womb,<br>teaching me wisdom even there.<br>
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Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean;<br>wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.<br>
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Oh, give me back my joy again;<br>you have broken me —<br>now let me rejoice.<br>
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Don’t keep looking at my sins.<br>Remove the stain of my guilt.<br>
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Create in me a clean heart, O God (Elohim).<br>Renew a loyal spirit within me.<br>
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Do not banish me from your presence,<br>and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.<br>
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Restore to me the joy of your salvation,<br>and make me willing to obey you.<br>
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Then I will teach your ways to rebels,<br>and they will return to you.<br>
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Forgive me for shedding blood, O God (Elohim) who saves;<br>then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness.<br>
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Unseal my lips, O Lord,<br>that my mouth may praise you.<br>
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You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one.<br>You do not want a burnt offering.<br>
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The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit.<br>You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God (Elohim).<br>
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Look with favor on Zion and help her;<br>rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.<br>
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Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit —<br>with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings.<br>Then bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar.<br>
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