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 on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your 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 thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me from my sin.

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

For I know my transgressions. My sin is constantly 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 you, and you only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight; that you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.

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

Behold, I was born in iniquity. In sin my mother conceived me.

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

Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

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

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

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

Let me hear joy and gladness, That the bones which you have broken may rejoice.

9 H ide Your face from my sins. And take away all my wrong-doing.

Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my 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. 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.

Don’t throw me from your presence, and don’t take your 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 to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.

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

Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners shall be converted to you.

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 the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

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

Lord, open my lips. My mouth shall declare your 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 you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure 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 contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

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

Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build 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 you will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offerings and in whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar.