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

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

2 W ash me inside and out from my wrong-doing and make me clean from my sin.

Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

3 F or I know my wrong-doing, and my sin is always in front of me.

For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

4 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.

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

5 S ee, I was born in sin and was in sin from my very beginning.

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

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

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

7 T ake away my sin, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8 M ake me hear joy and happiness. Let the bones that You have broken be full of joy.

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 take away all my wrong-doing.

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

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

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

11 D o not throw me away from where You are. And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

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

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

13 T hen I will teach wrong-doers Your ways. And sinners will turn to You.

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

14 S ave 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.

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, so my mouth will praise You.

O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

16 F or 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.

For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

17 T he 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.

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

18 B e pleased to do good to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.

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

19 T hen 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.

Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.