Psalms 51

1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

to/for to conduct melody to/for David in/on/with to come (in): come to(wards) him Nathan [the] prophet like/as as which to come (in): come to(wards) Bathsheba Bathsheba be gracious me God like/as kindness your like/as abundance compassion your to wipe transgression my

2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

(to multiply *QK) to wash me from iniquity: crime my and from sin my be pure me

3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

for transgression my I to know and sin my before me continually

4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

to/for you to/for alone you to sin and [the] bad: evil in/on/with eye: seeing your to make: do because to justify in/on/with to speak: promise you to clean in/on/with to judge you

5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

look! in/on/with iniquity: crime to twist: give birth and in/on/with sin to conceive me mother my

6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

look! truth: true to delight in in/on/with inner parts and in/on/with to close wisdom to know me

7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

to sin me in/on/with hyssop and be pure to wash me and from snow to whiten

8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

to hear: hear me rejoicing and joy to rejoice bone to crush

9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.

to hide face your from sin my and all iniquity: crime my to wipe

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

heart pure to create to/for me God and spirit to establish: right to renew in/on/with entrails: among my

11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy Holy Spirit from me.

not to throw me from to/for face your and spirit holiness your not to take: take from me

12 Restore to me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

to return: rescue [emph?] to/for me rejoicing salvation your and spirit noble: willing to support me

13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted to thee.

to learn: teach to transgress way: conduct your and sinner to(wards) you to return: repent

14 Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

to rescue me from blood God God deliverance: salvation my to sing tongue my righteousness your

15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.

Lord lips my to open and lip my to tell praise your

16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

for not to delight in sacrifice and to give: give burnt offering not to accept

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

sacrifice God spirit to break heart to break and to crush God not to despise

18 Do good in thy good pleasure to Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

be good [emph?] in/on/with acceptance your [obj] Zion to build wall Jerusalem

19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bulls upon thy altar.

then to delight in sacrifice righteousness burnt offering and entire then to ascend: offer up upon altar your bullock