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A Contrite Sinner's Prayer for Pardon.
For the choir director. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. |
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Psalm 51:1
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Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your
lovingkindness; According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions. |
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| Psalm 51:2 |
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Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity And cleanse
me from my sin. |
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| Psalm 51:3 |
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For I know my transgressions, And my sin is
ever before me. |
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| Psalm 51:4 |
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Against You, You only, I have sinned And done
what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak And blameless
when You judge. |
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| Psalm 51:5 |
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Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And
in sin my mother conceived me. |
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| Psalm 51:6 |
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Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being,
And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom. |
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| Psalm 51:7 |
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Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. |
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| Psalm 51:8 |
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Make me to hear joy and gladness, Let the bones
which You have broken rejoice. |
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| Psalm 51:9 |
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Hide Your face from my sins And blot out all
my iniquities. |
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| Psalm 51:10 |
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Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew
a steadfast spirit within me. |
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| Psalm 51:11 |
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Do not cast me away from Your presence And do
not take Your Holy Spirit from me. |
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| Psalm 51:12 |
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Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And
sustain me with a willing spirit. |
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| Psalm 51:13 |
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Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And
sinners will be converted to You. |
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| Psalm 51:14 |
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Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the
God of my salvation; Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness. |
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| Psalm 51:15 |
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O Lord, open my lips, That my mouth may declare
Your praise. |
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| Psalm 51:16 |
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For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise
I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering. |
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| Psalm 51:17 |
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The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A
broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. |
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| Psalm 51:18 |
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By Your favor do good to Zion; Build the walls
of Jerusalem. |
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| Psalm 51:19 |
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Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices,
In burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then young bulls will be offered on
Your altar. |
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