| NET Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1For the music director; a psalm of David, written when Nathan the prophet confronted him after David's affair with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts! | 1Have mercy, God, according to your gracious love, according to your unlimited compassion, erase my transgressions. |
| 2Wash away my wrongdoing! Cleanse me of my sin! | 2Wash me from my iniquity, cleanse me from my sin. |
| 3For I am aware of my rebellious acts; I am forever conscious of my sin. | 3For I acknowledge my transgression; my sin remains continuously before me. |
| 4Against you--you above all--I have sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. So you are just when you confront me; you are right when you condemn me. | 4Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done what was evil in your sight. As a result, you are just in your pronouncement and clear in your judgment. |
| 5Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me. | 5Indeed, in iniquity I was brought forth; in sin my mother conceived me. |
| 6Look, you desire integrity in the inner man; you want me to possess wisdom. | 6Indeed, you are pleased with truth in the inner person, and you will teach me wisdom in my innermost parts. |
| 7Sprinkle me with water and I will be pure; wash me and I will be whiter than snow. | 7Purge me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. |
| 8Grant me the ultimate joy of being forgiven! May the bones you crushed rejoice! | 8Let me know joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice. |
| 9Hide your face from my sins! Wipe away all my guilt! | 9Hide your countenance from my sins and erase the record of my iniquities. |
| 10Create for me a pure heart, O God! Renew a resolute spirit within me! | 10God, create a pure heart in me, and renew a right attitude within me. |
| 11Do not reject me! Do not take your Holy Spirit away from me! | 11Do not cast me from your presence; do not take your Holy Spirit from me. |
| 12Let me again experience the joy of your deliverance! Sustain me by giving me the desire to obey! | 12Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and let a willing attitude control me. |
| 13Then I will teach rebels your merciful ways, and sinners will turn to you. | 13Then I will teach transgressors about your ways, and sinners will turn to you. |
| 14Rescue me from the guilt of murder, O God, the God who delivers me! Then my tongue will shout for joy because of your deliverance. | 14Deliver me from the guilt of shedding blood, God, God of my salvation. Then my tongue will sing about your righteousness. |
| 15O Lord, give me the words! Then my mouth will praise you. | 15Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. |
| 16Certainly you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it; you do not desire a burnt sacrifice. | 16Indeed, you do not delight in sacrifices, or I would give them, nor do you desire burnt offerings. |
| 17The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit--O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject. | 17True sacrifice to God is a broken spirit. A broken and chastened heart, God, you will not despise. |
| 18Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! Fortify the walls of Jerusalem! | 18Show favor to Zion in your good pleasure; and rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. |
| 19Then you will accept the proper sacrifices, burnt sacrifices and whole offerings; then bulls will be sacrificed on your altar. | 19Then you will be pleased with right sacrifices, with burnt offerings, and with whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar. |
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