7 Surely, I was brought forth in avon;
and in chet did immi conceive me.51:7 i.e., I was a sinner from conception
8 Surely Thou desirest emes in the inward parts;
and in the inmost place Thou shalt make me to know chochmah.
9 Purge me with ezov (hyssop),
and I shall be tahor;
wash me,
and I shall be whiter than sheleg (snow).
10 Make me to hear sasson and simchah;
that the atzmot which Thou hast broken may rejoice.
11 Hide Thy face from my chatta’im,
and blot out all mine avonot.
12 Bara51:12 Gn 1:1 in me a lev tahor, O Elohim;
and renew a ruach nekhon (steadfast spirit)51:12 i.e., regeneration Ezek 36:26; Yn 3:3,6 within me.