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A Contrite Sinner's Prayer for Pardon.

^1 (C1)Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;
According to the greatness of ^(C2)Your compassion ^(C3)blot out my transgressions.

^2 (C1)Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness and guilt
And ^(C2)cleanse me from my sin.

³ For I ^(C1)am conscious of my transgressions and I acknowledge them;
My sin is always before me.

^4 (C1)Against You, You only, have I sinned
And done that which is ^(C2)evil in Your sight,
So that ^(C3)You are justified when You speak Your sentence
And faultless in Your judgment. ^(VR1)

⁵ I was ^(C1)brought forth in a state of wickedness;
In sin my mother conceived me and from my beginning I, too, was sinful. ^(VR1)

⁶ Behold, You desire ^(C1)truth in the innermost being,
And in the hidden part of my heart You will ^(C2)make me know wisdom.

⁷ Purify me ^(C1)with ^(F1)hyssop, and I will be clean;
Wash me, and I will be ^(C2)whiter than snow.

⁸ Make me hear ^(C1)joy and gladness and be satisfied;
Let the ^(C2)bones which You have broken rejoice.

^9 (C1)Hide Your face from my sins
And blot out all my iniquities.

^10 (C1)Create in me a ^(C2)clean heart, O God,
And renew a right and ^(C3)steadfast spirit within me.

^11 (C1)Do not cast me away from Your presence
And do not take Your ^(C2)Holy Spirit from me.

¹² Restore to me the ^(C1)joy of Your salvation
And sustain me with a ^(C2)willing spirit.

¹³ Then I will ^(C1)teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners shall be ^(C2)converted and return to You.

¹⁴ Rescue me from ^(C1)bloodguiltiness, O God, ^(C2)the God of my salvation;
Then my ^(C3)tongue will sing joyfully of Your righteousness and Your justice.

¹⁵ O Lord, ^(C1)open my lips,
That my mouth may ^(C2)declare Your praise.

¹⁶ For You ^(C1)do not delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it;
You are not pleased with burnt offering. ^(VR1)

¹⁷ My only sacrifice acceptable to God is a ^(C1)broken spirit;
A broken and contrite heart broken with sorrow for sin, thoroughly penitent, such, O God, You will not despise.

^18 (C1)By Your favor do good to Zion;
^(C2)May You rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

¹⁹ Then will You delight in the ^(C1)sacrifices of righteousness,
In ^(C2)burnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then young bulls will be offered on Your altar.