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To the victor; a psalm of◦ David, 2 when Nathan the prophet came··in to▵ him, when▵ he had gone··in to▵ Bathsheba.
3 Be··gracious··to me, O God, according··to Thy mercy;
according··to the multitude of Thy compassions wipe··away my transgressions.
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4 Wash me thoroughly* from my iniquity,
and from my sin cleanse me.
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5 For I◦ know my transgressions;
and my sin is continually in··front··of me.
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6 Towards◦ Thee, towards◦ Thee alone, have I sinned,
and have done evil in Thine eyes,
so··that Thou mayest be justified in Thy speaking,
pure▵ in Thy judging.
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7 Behold, in iniquity I was brought forth*,
And in sin did my mother conceive me*.
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8 Behold, Thou delightest··in truth in the reins*,
and in what is blocked from view Thou wilt make me to know wisdom.
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9 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be··clean;
wash me, and I shall be··whiter than snow.
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10 Thou shalt cause me to hear joy and gladness;
the bones which Thou hast crushed shall rejoice.
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11 Hide Thy face from my sins,
and wipe··away all my iniquities.
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12 Create for me a clean heart, O God;
and renew a firm◦ spirit in the midst··of me.
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13 Cast· me not ·away from before Thee,
and take not the spirit of Thy holiness from me.
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14 Return to me the joy of Thy salvation;
and let a noble◦* spirit support me.
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15 I will teach transgressors Thy ways;
and sinners shall return to▵ Thee.
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16 Rescue me from bloods*, O God, the God of my salvation;
my tongue shall sing··aloud of Thy justice.
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17 O Lord, open Thou my lips,
and my mouth shall tell of Thy praise.
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18 For Thou delightest· not ·in sacrifice that I should give it;
In burnt··offering Thou art not well··pleased.
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19 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
a broken and a contrite* heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.
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20 Do··good in Thy good··pleasure to Zion;
build Thou the walls of Jerusalem.
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21 Then▵ wilt Thou delight··in the sacrifices of justice, in burnt··offering and whole··burnt··offering;
then▵ will they offer··up bullocks upon Thine altar.
