A Psalm of David

Verse 1

O God, have mercy upon me according to thy grace; According to thy mercies great, my trespasses efface.

Verse 2

O wash me throughly from my guilt, and from my sin me clear;

Verse 3

For I my trespass own; my sins before me still appear.

Verse 4

Against Thee, Thee alone I sinn'd; the crime was in thy sight: So when Thou speakest Thou art just; and thy whole judgment right.

Verse 5

Behold, how in iniquity I did my shape receive; And that my mother stain'd from sin, in sin did me conceive.

Verse 6

Behold, thou dost desire the truth within the inward part: O do Thou make me wisdom know in secret of my heart.

Verse 7

With sprinkling hyssop cleanse thou me, and I shall spotless grow: O wash Thou me, and then shall I be whiter than the snow.

Verse 8

Of joy and gladness make Thou me to hear again the voice; That so the bones which Thou hast broke may yet again rejoyce.

Verse 9

From the beholding of my sins O turn away thy face; And all my vie iniquities O do Thou quite efface.

Verse 10

Clean heart O GOD, in me create; renew a spirit right In me: and cast me not away out of thy happy sight:

Verse 11

Nor thy Pure Spirit from me take.

Verse 12

Restore the joy to me, Of thy salvation, and uphold me with thy spirit free.

Verse 13

Then will I teach thy ways to those who work iniquity; And happily shall sinners then, converted be to Thee.

Verse 14

O GOD! of my salvation God! free me from guilt of blood; And of thy saving righteousness my tongue shall sing aloud.

Verse 15

Lord, open Thou my lips, and forth my mouth thy praise shall sing:

Verse 16

For Thou desir'st not sacrifice; or I the same would bring: Burnt off'rings Thou delight'st not in.

Verse 17

Of GOD the sacrifice A spirit broke: a contrite heart, GOD Thou wilt not despise.

Verse 18

In thy good pleasure, O do good to Zion bounteously: The walls of thy Jerusalem, O build Thou up on high.

Verse 19

The sacrifice of righteousness shall pleas Thee then; and they Burnt off'rings, whole burnt off'rings, calves, will on thine altar lay.