1 H ave mercy upon me, O God, according to Your steadfast love; according to the multitude of Your tender mercy and loving-kindness blot out my transgressions.

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

2 W ash me thoroughly from my iniquity and guilt and cleanse me and make me wholly pure from my sin!

Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.

3 F or I am conscious of my transgressions and I acknowledge them; my sin is ever before me.

For I know my transgressions; And my sin is ever before me.

4 A gainst You, You only, have I sinned and done that which is evil in Your sight, so that You are justified in Your sentence and faultless in Your judgment.

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest.

5 B ehold, I was brought forth in iniquity; my mother was sinful who conceived me.

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.

6 B ehold, You desire truth in the inner being; make me therefore to know wisdom in my inmost heart.

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.

7 P urify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8 M ake me to hear joy and gladness and be satisfied; let the bones which You have broken rejoice.

Make me to hear joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

9 H ide Your face from my sins and blot out all my guilt and iniquities.

Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.

10 C reate in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right, persevering, and steadfast spirit within me.

Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me.

11 C ast me not away from Your presence and take not Your Holy Spirit from me.

Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy holy Spirit from me.

12 R estore to me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; And uphold me with a willing spirit.

13 T hen will I teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners shall be converted and return to You.

Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; And sinners shall be converted unto thee.

14 D eliver me from bloodguiltiness and death, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness (Your rightness and Your justice).

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall show forth Your praise.

O Lord, open thou my lips; And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.

16 F or You delight not in sacrifice, or else would I give it; You find no pleasure in burnt offering.

For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.

17 M y sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, such, O God, You will not despise.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

18 D o good in Your good pleasure to Zion; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

19 T hen will You delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, justice, and right, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering; then bullocks will be offered upon Your altar.

Then will thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, In burnt-offering and in whole burnt-offering: Then will they offer bullocks upon thine altar.