Psalms 51

Psalms 51 A prayer of repentance Have mercy upon me o God According to your lovingkindness According to the multitude Of your tender mercies Blot out my transgressions Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity And cleanse me from my sin For I acknowledge my transgressions And my sin is always before me Against you you only have I sinned and done this evil in your sight Yeah Yeah That you may be found just when you speak and blameless when you judge Behold I was brought forth in iniquity and in sin my mother conceived me Behold you desire truth in the inward parts And in the hidden part you will make me to know wisdom Purge me with Hissop and I shall be clean Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow Make me hear joy and gladness That the bones you have broken may rejoice Hide your face from my sins And blot out all my iniquities Create in me a clean heart o God And renew a steadfast Spirit within me Do not cast me away from your presence And do not take your Holy Spirit from me Restore to me the joy of your salvation And uphold me by your generous Spirit Then I will teach transgressors your ways And sinners shall be converted to you Deliver me from the Guilt of bloodshed o God The God of my salvation And my tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness O Lord open my lips and my mouth shall show forth your praise For you do not desire sacrifice or else I would give it You do not delight in burnt offering The sacrifices of God are a broken Spirit A broken and a contrite heart these o God You will not despise Do good in your good pleasure to Zion Build the walls of Jerusalem Then you shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness With burnt offering and whole burnt offering Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar