New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (nwt, en_US, 2013)
Psalm
Psalm, 51
To the director. A melody of David, when Nathan the prophet came in to him after David had relations with Bath-sheʹba.
1 Show me favor, O God, according to your loyal love. Blot out my transgressions according to your great mercy.
2 Thoroughly wash me from my error, And cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I am well-aware of my transgressions, And my sin is always before me.*1
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4 Against you—you above all*1—I have sinned; What is bad in your eyes I have done. Therefore, you are righteous when you speak, You are right in your judgment.
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5 Look! I was born guilty of error, And my mother conceived me in sin.*1
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6 Look! You find pleasure in truth in the inner person; Teach my innermost self*1 true wisdom.
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7 Purify me from my sin with hyssop, so that I will be clean; Wash me, so that I will be whiter than snow.
8 Let me hear sounds of joy and rejoicing, So that the bones you crushed will rejoice.
9 Turn your face away*1 from my sins, And wipe away*2 all my errors.
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10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, And put within me a new spirit, a steadfast one.
11 Do not cast me out from your presence; And do not take your holy spirit away from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation; Stir within me a willingness to obey you.*1
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13 I will teach transgressors your ways, So that sinners will return to you.
14 Save me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, So that my tongue may joyfully declare your righteousness.
15 O Jehovah, open my lips, So that my mouth may declare your praise.
16 For you do not want a sacrifice—otherwise I would give it; You do not find delight in a whole burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices pleasing to God are a broken spirit; A heart broken and crushed, O God, you will not reject.*1
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18 In your goodwill do what is good for Zion; Build up the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then you will take delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, The burnt sacrifices and the whole offerings; Then bulls will be offered up on your altar.