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^1 (0) For the leader. A psalm of David, ² when Natan the prophet came to him after his affair with Bat-Sheva:

^3 (1) God, in your grace, have mercy on me;
in your great compassion, blot out my crimes.
^4 (2) Wash me completely from my guilt,
and cleanse me from my sin.
^5 (3) For I know my crimes,
my sin confronts me all the time.

^6 (4) Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil from your perspective;
so that you are right in accusing me
and justified in passing sentence.

^7 (5) True, I was born guilty,
was a sinner from the moment my mother conceived me.
^8 (6) Still, you want truth in the inner person;
so make me know wisdom in my inmost heart.

^9 (7) Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
^10 (8) Let me hear the sound of joy and gladness,
so that the bones you crushed can rejoice.
^11 (9) Turn away your face from my sins,
and blot out all my crimes.

^12 (10) Create in me a clean heart, God;
renew in me a resolute spirit.
^13 (11) Don't thrust me away from your presence,
don't take your Ruach Kodesh away from me.
^14 (12) Restore my joy in your salvation,
and let a willing spirit uphold me.
^15 (13) Then I will teach the wicked your ways,
and sinners will return to you.

^16 (14) Rescue me from the guilt of shedding blood,
God, God of my salvation!
Then my tongue will sing
about your righteousness —
^17 (15) Adonai, open my lips;
then my mouth will praise you.

^18 (16) For you don't want sacrifices, or I would give them;
you don't take pleasure in burnt offerings.
^19 (17) My sacrifice to God is a broken spirit;
God, you won't spurn a broken, chastened heart.
^20 (18) In your good pleasure, make Tziyon prosper;
rebuild the walls of Yerushalayim.
^21 (19) Then you will delight in righteous sacrifices,
in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings;
then they will offer bulls on your altar.