1 *See Ps. 4:1Have mercy on me,*51:1 Or Be gracious to me O God,

according to your steadfast love;

according to your *See Ps. 106:45abundant mercy

*ver. 9;Isa. 43:25;44:22;Acts 3:19;Col. 2:14blot out my transgressions.

2 *ver. 7;Isa. 1:16;Jer. 4:14;Mal. 3:3;Acts 22:16Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,

and *Heb. 9:14;1 John 1:7,9;[Lev. 13:6]cleanse me from my sin!

3 *Ps. 32:5;[Prov. 28:13]For I know my transgressions,

and my sin is ever before me.

4 *Gen. 20:6;39:9;2 Sam. 12:13;[1 Cor. 8:12] Against you, you only, have I sinned

and done what is evil *Luke 15:18,21in your sight,

*Cited Rom. 3:4so that you may be justified in your words

and blameless in your judgment.

5 Behold, *Rom. 5:12,19;Eph. 2:3;See Job 14:4;15:14I was brought forth in iniquity,

and in sin did my mother conceive me.

6 Behold, you delight in truth in *Job 38:36the inward being,

and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.

7 Purge me *Ex. 12:22;Lev. 14:4;Num. 19:18;Heb. 9:19with hyssop, and I shall be clean;

*[See ver. 2above] wash me, and I shall be *Isa. 1:18whiter than snow.

8 Let me hear joy and gladness;

*Ps. 35:10let the bones *Ps. 44:19;Isa. 38:13that you have broken rejoice.

9 *Jer. 16:17Hide your face from my sins,

and *[See ver. 1above]blot out all my iniquities.

10 *1 Sam. 10:9;Jer. 24:7;Ezek. 11:19;36:26;Eph. 4:23,24Create in me a *Ps. 24:4;Matt. 5:8;Acts 15:9clean heart, O God,

and *Lam. 5:21renew a right*51:10 Or steadfast spirit within me.

11 *Ps. 102:10;2 Kgs. 13:23;17:20;24:20;Jer. 7:15Cast me not away from your presence,

and take not *Rom. 8:9;Eph. 4:30your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,

and uphold me with a willing spirit.

13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,

and sinners will *[Luke 22:32]return to you.

14 Deliver me from *2 Sam. 11:17;12:9bloodguiltiness, O God,

O *Ps. 24:5God of my salvation,

and *Ps. 35:28;71:8,15,24my tongue will sing aloud of your *[1 John 1:9]righteousness.

15 O Lord, open my lips,

and my mouth will declare your praise.

16 *See Ps. 40:6For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;

you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.

17 The sacrifices of God are *See Ps. 34:18a broken spirit;

a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

18 *[Ps. 69:35;122:6] Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;

*Ps. 147:2build up the walls of Jerusalem;

19 then will you delight in *Ps. 4:5;[Mal. 3:3] right sacrifices,

in burnt offerings and *Deut. 33:10whole burnt offerings;

then bulls will be offered on your altar.