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| 51:2: Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me from my sin. |
| 51:3: For I know my transgressions. My sin is constantly before me. |
| 51:4: Against you, and you only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in your sight; That you may be proved right when you speak, And justified when you judge. |
| 51:5: Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity. In sin my mother conceived me. |
| 51:6: Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place. |
| 51:7: Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. |
| 51:8: Let me hear joy and gladness, That the bones which you have broken may rejoice. |
| 51:9: Hide your face from my sins, And blot out all of my iniquities. |
| 51:10: Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me. |
| 51:11: Don't throw me from your presence, And don't take your holy Spirit from me. |
| 51:12: Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit. |
| 51:13: Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners shall be converted to you. |
| 51:14: Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness. |
| 51:15: Lord, open my lips. My mouth shall declare your praise. |
| 51:16: For you don't delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering. |
| 51:17: The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. |
| 51:18: Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem. |
| 51:19: Then you will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, In burnt offerings and in whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar. |
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