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.

O God, favor me because of Your loving-kindness. Take away my wrong-doing because of the greatness of Your loving-pity.

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

Wash me inside and out from my wrong-doing and make me clean 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 wrong-doing, and my sin is always in front of 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.

I have sinned against You, and You only. I have done what is sinful in Your eyes. You are always right when You speak, and fair when You judge.

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

See, I was born in sin and was in sin from my very beginning.

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

See, You want truth deep within the heart. And You will make me know wisdom in the hidden part.

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

Take away my sin, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will 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 hear joy and happiness. Let the bones that You have broken be full of joy.

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

Hide Your face from my sins. And take away all my wrong-doing.

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

Make a clean heart in me, O God. Give me a new spirit that will not be moved.

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

Do not throw me away from where You are. And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

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

Let the joy of Your saving power return to me. And give me a willing spirit to obey you.

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

Then I will teach wrong-doers Your ways. And sinners will turn to You.

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).

Save me from the guilt of blood, O God. You are the God Who saves me. Then my tongue will sing with joy about how right and good You are.

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

O Lord, open my lips, so my mouth will praise You.

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

For You are not happy with a gift given on the altar in worship, or I would give it. You are not pleased with burnt gifts.

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

The gifts on an altar that God wants are a broken spirit. O God, You will not hate a broken heart and a heart with no pride.

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

Be pleased to do good to Zion. Build 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 You will be happy with gifts given on the altar that are right and good, with burnt gifts and whole burnt gifts. Then young bulls will be given on Your altar.