Verse 4
Psalms 51:4
English Revised Version
4
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in thy sight: that thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
Original Language Text
hebrew
הרבה הֶ֭רֶב כַּבְּסֵ֣/נִי מֵ/עֲוֺנִ֑/י וּֽ/מֵ/חַטָּאתִ֥/י טַהֲרֵֽ/נִי
English Translation
Increase greatly Your mercy toward me for my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 51 Context
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For the Chief Musician. A psalm of David: when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone i...
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Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
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For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
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4
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in thy sight: that thou mayest b...
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Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
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Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know w...
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Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
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8
Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
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9
Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
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10
Create in me a clean heart, O God (Elohim); and renew a right spirit within me.
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11
Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
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12
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation: and uphold me with a free spirit.
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13
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
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14
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God (Elohim), thou God (Elohim) of my salvation; and my tongue sh...
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15
O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
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16
For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: thou hast no pleasure in burnt offering.
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The sacrifices of God (Elohim) are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God (Elohim), t...
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Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
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Then shalt thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offering and whole burnt offeri...
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