The Koine Bible

For the end, a psalm to David

when Nathan the prophet came to him, when he went in to Bathsheba

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your great mercy and according to the multitude of your compassions blot out my lawlessness.

Wash me thoroughly from my lawlessness, and cleanse me from my sin.

For I know my lawlessness, and my sin is before me continually.

Against you only I sinned, and the evil before you I did, so that you might be justified in your words and prevail when you are judged

For behold, in lawlessnesses I was conceived, and in sins my mother nursed me

For behold, you loved truth; the hidden things and the secret things of your wisdom you made known to me

You will sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed; you will wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.

You will make me hear gladness and joy; the bones that have been humbled will rejoice

Turn away your face from my sins, and blot out all my lawless deeds.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my inward parts.

Do not cast me away from your face, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me

Restore to me the gladness of your salvation, and establish me with a guiding spirit.

I will teach the lawless your ways, and the ungodly will turn back to you.

Deliver me from blood, O God, God of my salvation; my tongue will rejoice in your righteousness.

Lord, you will open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.

For if you had desired sacrifice, I would have given it; you do not delight in whole burnt offerings.

A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; a broken and humbled heart God will not despise.

Do good, O Lord, in your good pleasure to Zion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built.

Then you will take pleasure in a sacrifice of righteousness, an offering, and whole burnt offerings; then they will offer bulls on your altar.