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

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

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

^(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.

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

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

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

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

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

^(C1)Create ^(F1)in me a ^(C2)clean heart, God, And renew a ^(C3)steadfast spirit within me.

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

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

Then I will ^(C1)teach wrongdoers Your ways, And sinners will ^(F1)be ^(C2)converted to You.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Why do you ^(C1)boast in evil, you mighty man? The ^(C2)faithfulness of God endures all day long.

Your tongue devises ^(C1)destruction, Like a ^(C2)sharp razor, ^(C3)you worker of deceit.

You ^(C1)love evil more than good, ^(C2)Lies more than speaking what is right. Selah

You love all words that devour, You ^(C1)deceitful tongue.

^(F1)But God will break you down forever; He will snatch you up and ^(C1)tear you away from your tent, And ^(C2)uproot you from the ^(C3)land of the living. Selah

The righteous will ^(C1)see and fear, And they will ^(C2)laugh at him, saying,

"Behold, the man who would not make God his refuge, But ^(C1)trusted in the abundance of his riches And ^(C2)was strong in ^(F1)his evil desire."

But as for me, I am like a ^(C1)green olive tree in the house of God; I ^(C2)trust in the faithfulness of God forever and ever.

I will ^(C1)praise You forever, because You have done it, And I will wait on Your name, ^(C2)for it is good, in the presence of Your godly ones.

^(C1)The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice; ^(C2)There is no one who does good.

God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of mankind To see if there is ^(C1)anyone who ^(F1)understands, Who ^(C2)seeks after God.

^(C1)Every one of them has turned aside; together they have become corrupt; There is no one who does good, not even one.

Have the workers of injustice ^(C1)no knowledge, Who eat up My people like they ate bread, And have not called upon God?

They were in great ^(F1)fear there, ^(C1)where no ^(F1)fear had been; For God ^(C2)scattered the bones of ^(F2)him who encamped against you; You ^(C3)put them to shame, because ^(C4)God had rejected them.

Oh, that ^(C1)the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When God restores the fortunes of His people, Jacob shall rejoice, Israel shall be glad.