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- {To the chief Musician.
A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.} Be gracious unto me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness; according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
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- Wash me fully from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
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- For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is continually before me.
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- Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done what is evil in thy sight;
that thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, be clear when thou judgest.
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- Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
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- Behold, thou wilt have truth in the inward parts;
and in the hidden [part] thou wilt make me to know wisdom.
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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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- Make me to hear gladness and joy;
[that] the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
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- Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
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- Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
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- Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not the spirit of thy holiness from me.
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- Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and let a willing spirit sustain me.
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- I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall return unto thee.
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- Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
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- Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare thy praise.
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- For thou desirest not sacrifice;
else would I give it: thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.
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- The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
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- Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion;
build the walls of Jerusalem.
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- Then shalt thou have sacrifices of righteousness, burnt-offering, and whole burnt-offering;
then shall they offer up bullocks upon thine altar.
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