Psalms 51

1 For the music director. A psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after he had committed adultery with Bathsheba. God, please be gracious to me, because of your trustworthy love, because of your infinite kindness please wipe away my sins.

To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David, when the Prophet Nathan came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Have mercie vpon me, O God, according to thy louing kindnes: according to the multitude of thy compassions put away mine iniquities.

2 Wash away all my guilt; cleanse me from my sin.

Wash me throughly from mine iniquitie, and clense me from my sinne.

3 I admit my rebellion; my sin always stares me in my face.

For I know mine iniquities, and my sinne is euer before me.

4 I have sinned against you, you alone. I have done evil in your sight. So you are right in what you say, and fair when you judge.

Against thee, against thee onely haue I sinned, and done euill in thy sight, that thou mayest be iust when thou speakest, and pure when thou iudgest.

5 It's true that I was born guilty—sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

Beholde, I was borne in iniquitie, and in sinne hath my mother conceiued me.

6 But you want truth on the inside; you teach me wisdom deep within.

Beholde, thou louest trueth in the inwarde affections: therefore hast thou taught mee wisedome in the secret of mine heart.

7 Purify me with hyssop so I can be clean; wash me so I can be whiter than snow.

Purge me with hyssope, and I shalbe cleane: wash me, and I shalbe whiter then snowe.

8 Please let me hear joy and happiness again; let the bones you have crushed be glad once more.

Make me to heare ioye and gladnes, that the bones, which thou hast broken, may reioyce.

9 Turn your face away from looking at my sins; please wipe away my guilt.

Hide thy face from my sinnes, and put away all mine iniquities.

10 Create a pure mind in me, God, and make me trustworthy again.

Create in mee a cleane heart, O God, and renue a right spirit within me.

11 Don't expel me from your presence; don't take away your Holy Spirit from me.

Cast mee not away from thy presence, and take not thine holy Spirit from me.

12 Give me back the happiness of your salvation; help me to have a willing nature.

Restore to me the ioy of thy saluation, and stablish me with thy free Spirit.

13 Then I will teach your ways to rebellious people, and these sinners will come back to you.

Then shall I teache thy wayes vnto the wicked, and sinners shalbe conuerted vnto thee.

14 God, please forgive me for the blood I have shed, God of my salvation, and I will sing for joy of your goodness.

Deliuer me from blood, O God, which art the God of my saluation, and my tongue shall sing ioyfully of thy righteousnes.

15 Open my lips so I can speak your praise!

Open thou my lippes, O Lord, and my mouth shall shewe foorth thy praise.

16 For sacrifices don't make you happy, or I would bring one; burnt offerings aren't what pleases you.

For thou desirest no sacrifice, though I would giue it: thou delitest not in burnt offering.

17 The “sacrifices” that God wants are on the inside—the brokenness of repentance. God won't reject a broken and sorrowful heart.

The sacrifices of God are a contrite spirit: a contrite and a broken heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

18 Be kind to Zion, help the city; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

Bee fauourable vnto Zion for thy good pleasure: builde the walles of Ierusalem.

19 Then you will be pleased with sacrifices given in the right spirit, for all kinds of burnt offerings, and bulls sacrificed on your altar once more.

Then shalt thou accept ye sacrifices of righteousnes, euen the burnt offering and oblation: then shall they offer calues vpon thine altar.