1 Ao mestre de canto. Hino de Davi.

2 Quando Doeg, o idumeu, veio dizer a Saul: "Davi entrou na casa de Aquimelec".

3 Por que te glorias de tua malícia, ó infame prepotente?

4 Continuamente maquinas a perdição; tua língua é afiada navalha, tecedora de enganos.

5 Tu preferes o mal ao bem, a mentira à lealdade.

6 Só gostas de palavras perniciosas, ó língua pérfida!

7 Por isso, Deus te destruirá, há de te excluir para sempre; ele te expulsará de tua tenda, e te extirpará da terra dos vivos.

8 Vendo isso, tomados de medo, os justos zombarão de ti, dizendo:

9 "Eis o homem que não tomou a Deus por protetor, mas esperou na multidão de suas riquezas e se prevaleceu de seus próprios crimes".

10 Eu sou, porém, como a verdejante oliveira na casa de Deus: confio na misericórdia de Deus para sempre.

11 Eu vos louvarei eternamente pelo que fizestes e cantarei vosso nome, na presença de vossos fiéis, porque é bom.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.

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

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

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

4 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 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.*51.5 conceive…: Heb. warm me

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

7 Purge 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.*51.10 right: or, constant

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 thy free 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.*51.14 bloodguiltiness: Heb. bloods

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

16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.*51.16 else…: or, that I should

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