1 Al Músico principal: Salmo de David, cuando después que entró á Bath-sebah, vino á él Nathán el profeta. TEN piedad de mí, oh Dios, conforme á tu misericordia: Conforme á la multitud de tus piedades borra mis rebeliones.2 Lávame más y más de mi maldad, Y límpiame de mi pecado.3 Porque yo reconozco mis rebeliones; Y mi pecado está siempre delante de mí.4 A ti, á ti solo he pecado, Y he hecho lo malo delante de tus ojos: Porque seas reconocido justo en tu palabra, Y tenido por puro en tu juicio.5 He aquí, en maldad he sido formado, Y en pecado me concibió mi madre.6 He aquí, tú amas la verdad en lo íntimo: Y en lo secreto me has hecho comprender sabiduría.7 Purifícame con hisopo, y será limpio: Lávame, y seré emblanquecido más que la nieve.8 Hazme oir gozo y alegría; Y se recrearán los huesos que has abatido.9 Esconde tu rostro de mis pecados, Y borra todas mis maldades.10 Crea en mí, oh Dios, un corazón limpio; Y renueva un espíritu recto dentro de mí.11 No me eches de delante de ti; Y no quites de mí tu santo espíritu.12 Vuélveme el gozo de tu salud; Y el espíritu libre me sustente.13 Enseñaré á los prevaricadores tus caminos; Y los pecadores se convertirán á ti.14 Líbrame de homicidios, oh Dios, Dios de mi salud: Cantará mi lengua tu justicia.15 Señor, abre mis labios; Y publicará mi boca tu alabanza.16 Porque no quieres tú sacrificio, que yo daría; No quieres holocausto.17 Los sacrificios de Dios son el espíritu quebrantado: Al corazón contrito y humillado no despreciarás tú, oh Dios.18 Haz bien con tu benevolencia á Sión: Edifica los muros de Jerusalem.19 Entonces te agradarán los sacrificios de justicia, el holocausto ú ofrenda del todo quemada: Entonces ofrecerán sobre tu altar becerros.

1 To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.\2 \51:1\When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. 3 \51:1\Have pity on me, O God, in your mercy; out of a full heart, take away my sin.4 \51:2\Let all my wrongdoing be washed away, and make me clean from evil.5 \51:3\For I am conscious of my error; my sin is ever before me.6 \51:4\Against you, you only, have I done wrong, working that which is evil in your eyes; so that your words may be seen to be right, and you may be clear when you are judging.7 \51:5\Truly, I was formed in evil, and in sin did my mother give me birth.8 \51:6\Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.9 \51:7\Make me free from sin with hyssop: let me be washed whiter than snow.10 \51:8\Make me full of joy and rapture; so that the bones which have been broken may be glad.11 \51:9\Let your face be turned from my wrongdoing, and take away all my sins.12 \51:10\Make a clean heart in me, O God; give me a right spirit again.13 \51:11\Do not put me away from before you, or take your holy spirit from me.14 \51:12\Give me back the joy of your salvation; let a free spirit be my support.15 \51:13\Then will I make your ways clear to wrongdoers; and sinners will be turned to you.16 \51:14\Be my saviour from violent death, O God, the God of my salvation; and my tongue will give praise to your righteousness.17 \51:15\O Lord, let my lips be open, so that my mouth may make clear your praise.18 \51:16\You have no desire for an offering or I would give it; you have no delight in burned offerings.19 \51:17\The offerings of God are a broken spirit; a broken and sorrowing heart, O God, you will not put from you.20 \51:18\Do good to Zion in your good pleasure, building up the walls of Jerusalem.21 \51:19\Then you will have delight in the offerings of righteousness, in burned offerings and offerings of beasts; then they will make offerings of oxen on your altar.