Psalms 51
1 For the Chief Musician. A psalm of David: when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness; according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
大卫与拔示巴同室以后，先知拿单来见他；他作这诗，交与伶长。 神啊，求你按你的慈爱怜恤我！ 按你丰盛的慈悲涂抹我的过犯！
2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
求你将我的罪孽洗除净尽， 并洁除我的罪！
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
因为，我知道我的过犯； 我的罪常在我面前。
4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in thy sight: that thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
我向你犯罪，惟独得罪了你； 在你眼前行了这恶， 以致你责备我的时候显为公义， 判断我的时候显为清正。
5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
我是在罪孽里生的， 在我母亲怀胎的时候就有了罪。
6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
你所喜爱的是内里诚实； 你在我隐密处，必使我得智慧。
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
求你用牛膝草洁净我，我就干净； 求你洗涤我，我就比雪更白。
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
求你使我得听欢喜快乐的声音， 使你所压伤的骨头可以踊跃。
9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
求你掩面不看我的罪， 涂抹我一切的罪孽。
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
神啊，求你为我造清洁的心， 使我里面重新有正直的灵。
11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
不要丢弃我，使我离开你的面； 不要从我收回你的圣灵。
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation: and uphold me with a free spirit.
求你使我仍得救恩之乐， 赐我乐意的灵扶持我，
13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
我就把你的道指教有过犯的人， 罪人必归顺你。
14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; [and] my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
神啊，你是拯救我的 神； 求你救我脱离流人血的罪！ 我的舌头就高声歌唱你的公义。
15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
主啊，求你使我嘴唇张开， 我的口便传扬赞美你的话！
16 For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: thou hast no pleasure in burnt offering.
你本不喜爱祭物，若喜爱，我就献上； 燔祭，你也不喜悦。
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
神所要的祭就是忧伤的灵； 神啊，忧伤痛悔的心，你必不轻看。
18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
求你随你的美意善待锡安， 建造耶路撒冷的城墙。
19 Then shalt thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
那时，你必喜爱公义的祭 和燔祭并全牲的燔祭； 那时，人必将公牛献在你坛上。
