Chapter Text
51:1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David, when the Prophet Nathan came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Have mercie vpon me, O God, according to thy louing kindnes: according to the multitude of thy compassions put away mine iniquities.
51:2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquitie, and clense me from my sinne.
51:3 For I know mine iniquities, and my sinne is euer before me.
51:4 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.
51:5 Beholde, I was borne in iniquitie, and in sinne hath my mother conceiued me.
51:6 Beholde, thou louest trueth in the inwarde affections: therefore hast thou taught mee wisedome in the secret of mine heart.
51:7 Purge me with hyssope, and I shalbe cleane: wash me, and I shalbe whiter then snowe.
51:8 Make me to heare ioye and gladnes, that the bones, which thou hast broken, may reioyce.
51:9 Hide thy face from my sinnes, and put away all mine iniquities.
51:10 Create in mee a cleane heart, O God, and renue a right spirit within me.
51:11 Cast mee not away from thy presence, and take not thine holy Spirit from me.
51:12 Restore to me the ioy of thy saluation, and stablish me with thy free Spirit.
51:13 Then shall I teache thy wayes vnto the wicked, and sinners shalbe conuerted vnto thee.
51:14 Deliuer me from blood, O God, which art the God of my saluation, and my tongue shall sing ioyfully of thy righteousnes.
51:15 Open thou my lippes, O Lord, and my mouth shall shewe foorth thy praise.
51:16 For thou desirest no sacrifice, though I would giue it: thou delitest not in burnt offering.
51:17 The sacrifices of God are a contrite spirit: a contrite and a broken heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
51:18 Bee fauourable vnto Zion for thy good pleasure: builde the walles of Ierusalem.
51:19 Then shalt thou accept ye sacrifices of righteousnes, euen the burnt offering and oblation: then shall they offer calues vpon thine altar.