A Prayer of Repentance
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David 2 Sam. 12:1when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1 Have mercy upon me, O God,
According to Your lovingkindness;
According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,
(Is. 43:25; 44:22; Acts 3:19; Col. 2:14)Blot out my transgressions.
2 Jer. 33:8; Ezek. 36:33; (Heb. 9:14; 1 John 1:7, 9)Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions,
And my sin is always before me.
4 2 Sam. 12:13Against You, You only, have I sinned,
And done this evil (Luke 5:21)in Your sight—
Rom. 3:4That You may be found just when You speak,
And blameless when You judge.
5 (Job 14:4; Ps. 58:3; John 3:6; Rom. 5:12)Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
6 Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts,
And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.
7 Ex. 12:22; Lev. 14:4; Num. 19:18; Heb. 9:19Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
Wash me, and I shall be (Is. 1:18)whiter than snow.
8 Make me hear joy and gladness,
That the bones You have broken (Matt. 5:4)may rejoice.
9 Hide Your face from my sins,
And blot out all my iniquities.
10 (Ezek. 18:31; Eph. 2:10)Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your (Luke 11:13)Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
And uphold me byYour(2 Cor. 3:17)generous Spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners shall be converted to You.
14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,
The God of my salvation,
And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.
15 O Lord, open my lips,
And my mouth shall show forth Your praise.
16 For (1 Sam. 15:22); Ps. 50:8–14; (Mic. 6:6–8)You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;
You do not delight in burnt offering.
17 Ps. 34:18; (Is. 57:15); 66:2The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not despise.
18 Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion;
Build the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then You shall be pleased with Ps. 4:5the sacrifices of righteousness,
With burnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.