CEB Study Bible, published 2013
Common English Bible translation
Superscription = For the music leader.
A Psalm of David, when the prophet
came to him just after he had been
with Bathsheba
Psalm 51 : verses 1 - 19
Have mercy on me, God, according
to your faithful love! Wipe away my
wrongdoings according to your great
compassion!
Wash me completely clean of my
guilt; purify me from my sin!
Because I know my wrongdoings,
my sin is always right in front of me.
I've sinned against you -- you alone.
I've committed evil in your sight. That's
why you are justified when you render
your verdict, completely correct when
you issue your verdict,
completely correct when you issue your
judgment. Yes, I was born in guilt,
in sin, from the moment my mother
conceived me. And yes, you want
truth in the most hidden places;
you teach me wisdom in the most
secret place."
Purify me with hyssop and I will
be clean; wash me and I will be
whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and celebration
again; let the bones you crushed
rejoice once more. Hide your face
from my sins; wipe away all my
guilty deeds! Create in me a clean
heart for me, God; put a new, faithful
spirit deep inside me! Please don't throw
me out of your presence; please don't
take you holy Spirit away from me. Return
the joy of your salvation to me and sustain
me with a willing spirit.
Then I will teach wrongdoers your ways,
and sinners will come back to you.
Deliver me from violence, God,
God of my salvation,
so that my tongue can sing of your
righteousness. Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will proclaim your praise.
You don't want sacrifices.
If I gave an entirely burned offering,
you wouldn't be pleased. You won't
despise a heart, God,
that is broken and crushed. Do good
things for Zion by your favor. Rebuild
Jerusalem's walls.
Then you will again want sacrifices
of righteousness -- entirely burned
offerings and complete offerings.
Then bulls will again be sacrificed on
your altar.
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