1 H ave mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions.

Have 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.

2 W ash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and guilt and cleanse me and make me wholly pure from my sin!

3 F or I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me.

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

4 A gainst You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight— That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge.

Against 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.

5 B ehold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; my mother was sinful who conceived me.

6 B ehold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.

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

7 P urge 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 hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice.

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

9 H ide Your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities.

Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my guilt and iniquities.

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

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

11 D o not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

Cast me not away from Your presence and take not Your Holy Spirit from me.

12 R estore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit.

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

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

14 D eliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, The God of my salvation, And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.

Deliver 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).

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

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

16 F or You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering.

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

17 T he sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise.

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

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

Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

19 T hen You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, With burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.

Then 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.