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A Contrite Sinner's Prayer for Pardon.

^1 (C1)Be gracious to me, God, according to Your faithfulness;
According to the greatness of ^(C2)Your compassion, ^(C3)wipe out my wrongdoings.

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

³ For I ^(C1)know my wrongdoings,
And my sin is constantly before me.

^4 (C1)Against You, You only, I have sinned
And done what is ^(C2)evil in Your sight,
So that ^(C3)You ^(F1)are justified ^(F2)when You speak
And ^(F3)blameless when You judge.

⁵ Behold, I was ^(C1)brought forth in guilt,
And in sin my mother conceived me.

⁶ Behold, You desire ^(C1)truth in the ^(F1)innermost being,
And in secret You will ^(C2)make wisdom known to me.

^7 (F1)Purify me ^(C1)with hyssop, and I will be clean;
^(F2)Cleanse me, and I will be ^(C2)whiter than snow.

^8 (F1)Let me hear ^(C1)joy and gladness,
Let the ^(C2)bones You have broken rejoice.

^9 (C1)Hide Your face from my sins
And wipe out all my guilty deeds.

^10 (C1)Create ^(F1)in me a ^(C2)clean heart, God,
And renew a ^(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 wrongdoers Your ways,
And sinners will ^(F1)be ^(C2)converted to You.

¹⁴ Save me from ^(C1)the guilt of bloodshed, God, ^(C2)the God of my salvation;
Then my ^(C3)tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.

¹⁵ Lord, ^(F1)(C1)open my lips,
So that my mouth may ^(C2)declare Your praise.

¹⁶ For You ^(C1)do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;
You do not take pleasure in burnt offering.

¹⁷ The sacrifices of God are a ^(C1)broken spirit;
A broken and a contrite heart, God, You will not despise.

^18 (C1)By Your favor do good to Zion;
^(F1)(C2)Build the walls of Jerusalem.

¹⁹ Then You will delight in ^(F1)(C1)righteous sacrifices,
In ^(C2)burnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then ^(F2)bulls will be offered on Your altar.