Confissão e arrependimento
Ao mestre de canto. Salmo de Davi, quando o profeta Natã veio ter com ele, depois de haver ele possuído Bate-Seba

1 Compadece-te de mim, ó Deus, segundo a tua benignidade;

e, segundo a multidão das tuas misericórdias,

apaga as minhas transgressões.

2 Lava-me completamente da minha iniquidade

e purifica-me do meu pecado.

3 Pois eu conheço as minhas transgressões,

e o meu pecado está sempre diante de mim.

4 Pequei contra ti, contra ti somente,

e fiz o que é mau perante os teus olhos,

de maneira que serás tido por justo no teu falar

e puro no teu julgar.

5 Eu nasci na iniquidade,

e em pecado me concebeu minha mãe.

6 Eis que te comprazes na verdade no íntimo

e no recôndito me fazes conhecer a sabedoria.

7 Purifica-me com hissopo, e ficarei limpo;

lava-me, e ficarei mais alvo que a neve.

8 Faze-me ouvir júbilo e alegria,

para que exultem os ossos que esmagaste.

9 Esconde o rosto dos meus pecados

e apaga todas as minhas iniquidades.

10 Cria em mim, ó Deus, um coração puro

e renova dentro de mim um espírito inabalável.

11 Não me repulses da tua presença,

nem me retires o teu Santo Espírito.

12 Restitui-me a alegria da tua salvação

e sustenta-me com um espírito voluntário.

13 Então, ensinarei aos transgressores os teus caminhos,

e os pecadores se converterão a ti.

14 Livra-me dos crimes de sangue, ó Deus,

Deus da minha salvação,

e a minha língua exaltará a tua justiça.

15 Abre, Senhor, os meus lábios,

e a minha boca manifestará os teus louvores.

16 Pois não te comprazes em sacrifícios; do contrário, eu tos daria;

e não te agradas de holocaustos.

17 Sacrifícios agradáveis a Deus são o espírito quebrantado;

coração compungido e contrito, não o desprezarás, ó Deus.

18 Faze bem a Sião, segundo a tua boa vontade;

edifica os muros de Jerusalém.

19 Então, te agradarás dos sacrifícios de justiça,

dos holocaustos e das ofertas queimadas;

e sobre o teu altar se oferecerão novilhos.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness:

According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity,

And cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I know my transgressions;

And my sin is ever before me.

4 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 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity;

And in sin did my mother conceive me.

6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts;

And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.

7 Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean:

Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8 Make me to hear joy and gladness,

That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

9 Hide thy face from my sins,

And blot out all mine iniquities.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God;

And renew a right spirit within me.

11 Cast me not away from thy presence;

And take not thy holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation;

And uphold me with a willing spirit.

13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;

And sinners shall be converted unto thee.

14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation;

And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

15 O Lord, open thou my lips;

And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.

16 For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it:

Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.

17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit:

A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion:

Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then wilt thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness,

In burnt-offering and whole burnt-offering:

Then will they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.

4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge.

5 Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

6 Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place.

7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.

9 Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.

10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

11 Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, so that sinners will turn back to you.

14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, you who are God my Savior, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.

15 Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise.

16 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.

17 My sacrifice, O God, is "a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.

18 May it please you to prosper Zion, to build up the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then you will delight in the sacrifices of the righteous, in burnt offerings offered whole; then bulls will be offered on your altar.