<h3>Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God</h3><h3>To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.</h3>51 <poetry> Have mercy on me, O God, <indent>according to your steadfast love;</indent> according to your abundant mercy <indent> blot out my transgressions.</indent> </poetry> 2 <poetry> Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, <indent>and cleanse me from my sin!</indent></poetry> 3 <poetry> For I know my transgressions, <indent>and my sin is ever before me.</indent> </poetry> 4 <poetry> Against you, you only, have I sinned <indent>and done what is evil in your sight,</indent> so that you may be justified in your words <indent>and blameless in your judgment.</indent> </poetry> 5 <poetry>Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, <indent>and in sin did my mother conceive me.</indent> </poetry> 6 <poetry>Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, <indent>and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.</indent></poetry> 7 <poetry>Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; <indent> wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.</indent> </poetry> 8 <poetry>Let me hear joy and gladness; <indent> let the bones that you have broken rejoice.</indent> </poetry> 9 <poetry> Hide your face from my sins, <indent>and blot out all my iniquities.</indent> </poetry> 10 <poetry> Create in me a clean heart, O God, <indent>and renew a right spirit within me.</indent> </poetry> 11 <poetry> Cast me not away from your presence, <indent>and take not your Holy Spirit from me.</indent> </poetry> 12 <poetry>Restore to me the joy of your salvation, <indent>and uphold me with a willing spirit.</indent></poetry> 13 <poetry>Then I will teach transgressors your ways, <indent>and sinners will return to you.</indent> </poetry> 14 <poetry>Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, <indent>O God of my salvation,</indent> <indent>and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.</indent> </poetry> 15 <poetry>O Lord, open my lips, <indent>and my mouth will declare your praise.</indent> </poetry> 16 <poetry> For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; <indent>you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.</indent> </poetry> 17 <poetry>The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; <indent>a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.</indent></poetry> 18 <poetry> Do good to Zion in your good pleasure; <indent> build up the walls of Jerusalem;</indent> </poetry> 19 <poetry>then will you delight in right sacrifices, <indent>in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings;</indent> <indent>then bulls will be offered on your altar.</indent></poetry>

Psalm 51:1

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when <cr>1</cr>Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

<cr>1</cr>Have mercy on me,<ft>1</ft> O God, <indent>according to your steadfast love;</indent> according to your <cr>2</cr>abundant mercy <indent><cr>3</cr>blot out my transgressions.</indent>

<cr>1</cr>Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, <indent>and <cr>2</cr>cleanse me from my sin!</indent><pb/>

Psalm 51:2

<cr>1</cr>For I know my transgressions, <indent>and my sin is ever before me.</indent>

Psalm 51:3

<cr>1</cr>Against you, you only, have I sinned <indent>and done what is evil <cr>2</cr>in your sight,</indent> <cr>3</cr>so that you may be justified in your words <indent>and blameless in your judgment.</indent>

Psalm 51:4

Behold, <cr>1</cr>I was brought forth in iniquity, <indent>and in sin did my mother conceive me.</indent>

Psalm 51:5

Behold, you delight in truth in <cr>1</cr>the inward being, <indent>and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.</indent><pb/>

Psalm 51:6

Purge me <cr>1</cr>with hyssop, and I shall be clean; <indent><cr>2</cr>wash me, and I shall be <cr>3</cr>whiter than snow.</indent>

Psalm 51:7

Let me hear joy and gladness; <indent><cr>1</cr>let the bones <cr>2</cr>that you have broken rejoice.</indent>

Psalm 51:8

<cr>1</cr>Hide your face from my sins, <indent>and <cr>2</cr>blot out all my iniquities.</indent>

Psalm 51:9

<cr>1</cr>Create in me a <cr>2</cr>clean heart, O God, <indent>and <cr>3</cr>renew a right<ft>1</ft> spirit within me.</indent>

Psalm 51:10

<cr>1</cr>Cast me not away from your presence, <indent>and take not <cr>2</cr>your Holy Spirit from me.</indent>

Psalm 51:11

Restore to me the joy of your salvation, <indent>and uphold me with a willing spirit.</indent><pb/>

Psalm 51:12

Then I will teach transgressors your ways, <indent>and sinners will <cr>1</cr>return to you.</indent>

Psalm 51:13

Deliver me from <cr>1</cr>bloodguiltiness, O God, <indent>O <cr>2</cr>God of my salvation,</indent> <indent>and <cr>3</cr>my tongue will sing aloud of your <cr>4</cr>righteousness.</indent>

Psalm 51:14

O Lord, open my lips, <indent>and my mouth will declare your praise.</indent>

Psalm 51:15

<cr>1</cr>For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; <indent>you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.</indent>

Psalm 51:16

The sacrifices of God are <cr>1</cr>a broken spirit; <indent>a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.</indent><pb/>

Psalm 51:17

<cr>1</cr>Do good to Zion in your good pleasure; <indent><cr>2</cr>build up the walls of Jerusalem;</indent>

Psalm 51:18

then will you delight in <cr>1</cr>right sacrifices, <indent>in burnt offerings and <cr>2</cr>whole burnt offerings;</indent> <indent>then bulls will be offered on your altar.</indent>

Psalm 51:19

 1  Have mercy on me,  O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your  abundant mercy  blot out my transgressions.  2  Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and  cleanse me from my sin!  3  For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.  4  Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil  in your sight,  so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.  5 Behold,  I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.  6 Behold, you delight in truth in  the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.  7 Purge me  with hyssop, and I shall be clean;  wash me, and I shall be  whiter than snow.  8 Let me hear joy and gladness;  let the bones  that you have broken rejoice.  9  Hide your face from my sins, and  blot out all my iniquities.  10  Create in me a  clean heart, O God, and  renew a right  spirit within me.  11  Cast me not away from your presence, and take not  your Holy Spirit from me.  12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit.  13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will  return to you.  14 Deliver me from  bloodguiltiness, O God, O  God of my salvation, and  my tongue will sing aloud of your  righteousness.  15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.  16  For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.  17 The sacrifices of God are  a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.  18  Do good to Zion in your good pleasure;  build up the walls of Jerusalem;  19 then will you delight in  right sacrifices, in burnt offerings and  whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on your altar.

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