| 1 | Unto the end, a psalm of David, |
| 2 | When Nathan the prophet came to him after he had sinned with Bethsabee. |
| 3 | Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy great mercy. And according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my iniquity. |
| 4 | Wash me yet more from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. |
| 5 | For I know my iniquity, and my sin is always before me. |
| 6 | To thee only have I sinned, and have done evil before thee: that thou mayst be justified in thy words and mayst overcome when thou art judged. |
| 7 | For behold I was conceived in iniquities; and in sins did my mother conceive me. |
| 8 | For behold thou hast loved truth: the uncertain and hidden things of thy wisdom thou hast made manifest to me. |
| 9 | Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. |
| 10 | To my hearing thou shalt give joy and gladness: and the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice. |
| 11 | Turn away thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. |
| 12 | Create a clean heart in me, O God: and renew a right spirit within my bowels. |
| 13 | Cast me not away from thy face; and take not thy holy spirit from me. |
| 14 | Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and strengthen me with a perfect spirit. |
| 15 | I will teach the unjust thy ways: and the wicked shall be converted to thee. |
| 16 | Deliver me from blood, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall extol thy justice. |
| 17 | O Lord, thou wilt open my lips: and my mouth shall declare thy praise. |
| 18 | For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would indeed have given it: with burnt offerings thou wilt not be delighted. |
| 19 | A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: a contrite and humbled heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. |
| 20 | Deal favourably, O Lord, in thy good will with Sion; that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up. |
| 21 | Then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations and whole burnt offerings: then shall they lay calves upon thy altar. |
