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Chapter 51
Psal NETtext 51:1  For 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!
Psal NETtext 51:3  For I am aware of my rebellious acts; I am forever conscious of my sin.
Psal NETtext 51:4  Against 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.
Psal NETtext 51:5  Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me.
Psal NETtext 51:6  Look, you desire integrity in the inner man; you want me to possess wisdom.
Psal NETtext 51:7  Sprinkle me with water and I will be pure; wash me and I will be whiter than snow.
Psal NETtext 51:8  Grant me the ultimate joy of being forgiven! May the bones you crushed rejoice!
Psal NETtext 51:9  Hide your face from my sins! Wipe away all my guilt!
Psal NETtext 51:10  Create for me a pure heart, O God! Renew a resolute spirit within me!
Psal NETtext 51:11  Do not reject me! Do not take your Holy Spirit away from me!
Psal NETtext 51:12  Let me again experience the joy of your deliverance! Sustain me by giving me the desire to obey!
Psal NETtext 51:13  Then I will teach rebels your merciful ways, and sinners will turn to you.
Psal NETtext 51:14  Rescue me from the guilt of murder, O God, the God who delivers me! Then my tongue will shout for joy because of your deliverance.
Psal NETtext 51:15  O Lord, give me the words! Then my mouth will praise you.
Psal NETtext 51:16  Certainly you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it; you do not desire a burnt sacrifice.
Psal NETtext 51:17  The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit - O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject.
Psal NETtext 51:18  Because you favor Zion, do what is good for her! Fortify the walls of Jerusalem!
Psal NETtext 51:19  Then you will accept the proper sacrifices, burnt sacrifices and whole offerings; then bulls will be sacrificed on your altar.