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Be gracious to me, God, according to Your faithfulness; According to the greatness of Your compassion, wipe out my wrongdoings.

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Wash me thoroughly from my guilt And cleanse me from my sin.

Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

For I know my wrongdoings, And my sin is constantly before me.

For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak And blameless when You judge.

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

Behold, I was brought forth in guilt, And in sin my mother conceived me.

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in secret You will make wisdom known to me.

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; Cleanse me, and I will be whiter than snow.

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Let me hear joy and gladness, Let the bones You have broken rejoice.

Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Hide Your face from my sins And wipe out all my guilty deeds.

Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

Create in me a clean heart, God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And sustain me with a willing spirit.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

Then I will teach wrongdoers Your ways, And sinners will be converted to You.

Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

Save me from the guilt of bloodshed, God, the God of my salvation; Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

Lord, open my lips, So that my mouth may declare Your praise.

O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

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

For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

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

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

By Your favor do good to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem.

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, In burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then bulls will be offered on Your altar.

Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.