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World English Bible

Psalm 51 (WEBP)

[1] Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
[2] Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me from my sin.
[3] For I know my transgressions. My sin is constantly before me.
[4] Against you, and you only, I have sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight, so you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.
[5] Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.
[6] Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
[7] Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
[8] Let me hear joy and gladness, that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.
[9] Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.
[10] Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.
[11] Don’t throw me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.
[12] Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.
[13] Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners will be converted to you.
[14] Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.
[15] Lord, open my lips. My mouth will declare your praise.
[16] For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.
[17] The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart.
[18] Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.
[19] Then you will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offerings and in whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 51 (KJVS)

[1] Have mercy () upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out () my transgressions.
[2] Wash () me throughly () from mine iniquity, and cleanse () me from my sin.
[3] For I acknowledge () my transgressions: and my sin [is] ever before me.
[4] Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, () and done () [this] evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified () when thou speakest, () [and] be clear () when thou judgest. ()
[5] Behold, I was shapen () in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive () me.
[6] Behold, thou desirest () truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden () [part] thou shalt make me to know () wisdom.
[7] Purge () me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: () wash () me, and I shall be whiter () than snow.
[8] Make me to hear () joy and gladness; [that] the bones [which] thou hast broken () may rejoice. ()
[9] Hide () thy face from my sins, and blot out () all mine iniquities.
[10] Create () in me a clean heart, O God; and renew () a right () spirit within me.
[11] Cast me not away () from thy presence; and take () not thy holy spirit from me.
[12] Restore () unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold () me [with thy] free spirit.
[13] [Then] will I teach () transgressors () thy ways; and sinners shall be converted () unto thee.
[14] Deliver () me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: [and] my tongue shall sing aloud () of thy righteousness.
[15] O Lord, open () thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth () thy praise.
[16] For thou desirest () not sacrifice; else would I give () [it]: thou delightest () not in burnt offering.
[17] The sacrifices of God [are] a broken () spirit: a broken () and a contrite () heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. ()
[18] Do good () in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build () thou the walls of Jerusalem.
[19] Then shalt thou be pleased () with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer () bullocks upon thine altar.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 51 (BYZ)

[1] [50:1] εις το τελος ψαλμος τω δαυιδ [50:2] εν τω ελθειν προς αυτον ναθαν τον προφητην ηνικα εισηλθεν προς βηρσαβεε [50:3] ελεησον με ο θεος κατα το μεγα ελεος σου και κατα το πληθος των οικτιρμων σου εξαλειψον το ανομημα μου
[2] [50:4] επι πλειον πλυνον με απο της ανομιας μου και απο της αμαρτιας μου καθαρισον με
[3] [50:5] οτι την ανομιαν μου εγω γινωσκω και η αμαρτια μου ενωπιον μου εστιν δια παντος
[4] [50:6] σοι μονω ημαρτον και το πονηρον ενωπιον σου εποιησα οπως αν δικαιωθης εν τοις λογοις σου και νικησης εν τω κρινεσθαι σε
[5] [50:7] ιδου γαρ εν ανομιαις συνελημφθην και εν αμαρτιαις εκισσησεν με η μητηρ μου
[6] [50:8] ιδου γαρ αληθειαν ηγαπησας τα αδηλα και τα κρυφια της σοφιας σου εδηλωσας μοι
[7] [50:9] ραντιεις με υσσωπω και καθαρισθησομαι πλυνεις με και υπερ χιονα λευκανθησομαι
[8] [50:10] ακουτιεις με αγαλλιασιν και ευφροσυνην αγαλλιασονται οστα τεταπεινωμενα
[9] [50:11] αποστρεψον το προσωπον σου απο των αμαρτιων μου και πασας τας ανομιας μου εξαλειψον
[10] [50:12] καρδιαν καθαραν κτισον εν εμοι ο θεος και πνευμα ευθες εγκαινισον εν τοις εγκατοις μου
[11] [50:13] μη απορριψης με απο του προσωπου σου και το πνευμα το αγιον σου μη αντανελης απ εμου
[12] [50:14] αποδος μοι την αγαλλιασιν του σωτηριου σου και πνευματι ηγεμονικω στηρισον με
[13] [50:15] διδαξω ανομους τας οδους σου και ασεβεις επι σε επιστρεψουσιν
[14] [50:16] ρυσαι με εξ αιματων ο θεος ο θεος της σωτηριας μου αγαλλιασεται η γλωσσα μου την δικαιοσυνην σου
[15] [50:17] κυριε τα χειλη μου ανοιξεις και το στομα μου αναγγελει την αινεσιν σου
[16] [50:18] οτι ει ηθελησας θυσιαν εδωκα αν ολοκαυτωματα ουκ ευδοκησεις
[17] [50:19] θυσια τω θεω πνευμα συντετριμμενον καρδιαν συντετριμμενην και τεταπεινωμενην ο θεος ουκ εξουθενωσει
[18] [50:20] αγαθυνον κυριε εν τη ευδοκια σου την σιων και οικοδομηθητω τα τειχη ιερουσαλημ
[19] [50:21] τοτε ευδοκησεις θυσιαν δικαιοσυνης αναφοραν και ολοκαυτωματα τοτε ανοισουσιν επι το θυσιαστηριον σου μοσχους