Psalm 50 (51)
Have mercy on me, O God, in Your kindness,
In Your tenderness wipe out my sin.
Cleanse me of all malice,
From my fault purify me.
For my sin is only too clear to me,
My sin is ever before me.
Against You, You alone, have I sinned
What is evil in Your eyes, this I have done.
You are just when You decree,
Without reproach when You judge,
Look, in guilt was I born,
A sinner my mother conceived.
But You love truth at the heart of my being,
Teach me wisdom deep within me.
Purify me: I shall be clean,
Wash me: I shall be whiter than snow.
Let me hear the sound of joy and feasting,
Let them dance, these bones You have crushed! Turn Your face away from my sins,
Cleanse me of all malice.
O God, create for me a pure heart.
In my belly, a firm spirit!
Do not chase me out of your presence,
Do not deprive me of your Holy Spirit!
Give me the joy of your help,
Insure within me a spirit of fervor.
That I may teach sinners your ways,
That the misguided may return to You.
Rescue me from blood, my Saving God,
And my tongue shall ring out your justice.
Lord, open my lips,
And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
For you take no delight in sacrifice,
Of my burnt offering you want no part.
My sacrifice, a broken spirit,
A heart broken and crushed you have
never disdained.
In your kindness be good to Sion,
Rebuild Jerusalem within its Walls!
Then you will delight in just sacrifices -
burnt offerings completely consumed -
Then will they lay calves upon Your altar.