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Psalms 51

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ Be gracious to me, God, according to Your faithful love; according to Your abundant compassion, blot out my rebellion. ⓐ

² Wash away my guilt and cleanse me from my sin. ⓑ

³ For I am conscious of my rebellion, and my sin is always before me. ⓒ

⁴ Against You — You alone — I have sinned and done this evil in Your sight. ⓓ So You are right when You pass sentence; You are blameless when You judge. ⓔ

⁵ Indeed, I was guilty when I was born; I was sinful when my mother conceived me. ⓕ

⁶ Surely You desire integrity in the inner self, and You teach me wisdom deep within. ⓖ

⁷ Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. ⓗ

⁸ Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice. ⓘ

⁹ Turn Your face away [1] from my sins and blot out all my guilt. ⓙ

¹⁰ God, create a clean heart for me and renew a steadfast [2] spirit within me. ⓚ

¹¹ Do not banish me from Your presence or take Your Holy Spirit from me. ⓛ

¹² Restore the joy of Your salvation to me, and give me a willing spirit. [3] ⓜ

¹³ Then I will teach the rebellious Your ways, and sinners will return to You. ⓝ

¹⁴ Save me from the guilt of bloodshed, God, ⓞ the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness. ⓟ

¹⁵ Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise. ⓠ

¹⁶ You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it; You are not pleased with a burnt offering. ⓡ

¹⁷ The sacrifice pleasing to God is [4] a broken spirit. God, You will not despise a broken and humbled heart. ⓢ

¹⁸ In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build [5] the walls of Jerusalem. ⓣ

¹⁹ Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar. ⓤ

#	HCSB
1	Be gracious to me, God, according to Your faithful love; according to Your abundant compassion, blot out my rebellion. ⓐ
2	Wash away my guilt and cleanse me from my sin. ⓑ
3	For I am conscious of my rebellion, and my sin is always before me. ⓒ
4	Against You — You alone — I have sinned and done this evil in Your sight. ⓓ So You are right when You pass sentence; You are blameless when You judge. ⓔ
5	Indeed, I was guilty when I was born; I was sinful when my mother conceived me. ⓕ
6	Surely You desire integrity in the inner self, and You teach me wisdom deep within. ⓖ
7	Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. ⓗ
8	Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice. ⓘ
9	Turn Your face away [1] from my sins and blot out all my guilt. ⓙ
10	God, create a clean heart for me and renew a steadfast [2] spirit within me. ⓚ
11	Do not banish me from Your presence or take Your Holy Spirit from me. ⓛ
12	Restore the joy of Your salvation to me, and give me a willing spirit. [3] ⓜ
13	Then I will teach the rebellious Your ways, and sinners will return to You. ⓝ
14	Save me from the guilt of bloodshed, God, ⓞ the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness. ⓟ
15	Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise. ⓠ
16	You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it; You are not pleased with a burnt offering. ⓡ
17	The sacrifice pleasing to God is [4] a broken spirit. God, You will not despise a broken and humbled heart. ⓢ
18	In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build [5] the walls of Jerusalem. ⓣ
19	Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar. ⓤ

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^{Psalms 51:17 [90]} Or The sacrifices of God are

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