- To him that excelleth.
A Psalme of Dauid, when the Prophet Nathan came vnto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.
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- Haue mercie vpon me, O God, according to thy louing kindnes: according to the multitude of thy compassions put away mine iniquities.
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- Wash me throughly from mine iniquitie, and clense me from my sinne.
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- For I know mine iniquities, and my sinne is euer before me.
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- Against thee, against thee onely haue I sinned, and done euill in thy sight, that thou mayest be iust when thou speakest, and pure when thou iudgest.
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- Beholde, I was borne in iniquitie, and in sinne hath my mother conceiued me.
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- Beholde, thou louest trueth in the inwarde affections: therefore hast thou taught mee wisedome in the secret of mine heart.
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- Purge me with hyssope, & I shalbe cleane: wash me, and I shalbe whiter then snowe.
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- Make me to heare ioye and gladnes, that the bones, which thou hast broken, may reioyce.
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- Hide thy face from my sinnes, and put away all mine iniquities.
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- Create in mee a cleane heart, O God, and renue a right spirit within me.
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- Cast mee not away from thy presence, and take not thine holy Spirit from me.
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- Restore to me the ioy of thy saluation, and stablish me with thy free Spirit.
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- Then shall I teache thy wayes vnto the wicked, and sinners shalbe conuerted vnto thee.
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- Deliuer me from blood, O God, which art the God of my saluation, and my tongue shall sing ioyfully of thy righteousnes.
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- Open thou my lippes, O Lorde, and my mouth shall shewe foorth thy praise.
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- For thou desirest no sacrifice, though I would giue it: thou delitest not in burnt offering.
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- The sacrifices of God are a contrite spirit: a contrite and a broken heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
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- Bee fauourable vnto Zion for thy good pleasure: builde the walles of Ierusalem.
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- Then shalt thou accept ye sacrifices of righteousnes, euen the burnt offering and oblation: then shall they offer calues vpon thine altar.
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