To the Chief Musician.
A Psalm of David;
when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had sinned with Bathsheba.
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Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your steadfast love;
according to the multitude of Your tender mercy and loving-kindness
blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly [and repeatedly]
from my iniquity and guilt and cleanse me and make me wholly pure from my sin!
For I am conscious of my transgressions and I acknowledge them;
my sin is ever before me.
Against You, You only, have I sinned and done that which is evil in Your sight,
so that You are justified in Your sentence and faultless in Your judgment.
Behold, I was brought forth in [a state of] iniquity;
my mother was sinful who conceived me [and I too am sinful].
Behold, You desire truth in the inner being;
make me therefore to know wisdom in my inmost heart.
Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean
[ceremonially]; wash me, and I shall [in reality] be whiter than snow.
Make me to hear joy and gladness and be satisfied;
let the bones which You have broken rejoice.
Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my guilt and iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right, persevering, and steadfast spirit within me.
Cast me not away from Your presence and take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit.
Then will I teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners shall be converted and return to You.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness and death, O God,
the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness
(Your rightness and Your justice).
O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall show forth Your praise.
Psalm 51:1-15 (AMPC)
(Song “Create In Me A Clean Heart, O God by Keith Green)
Psalm 51:1-15 The Passion Translation
For the Pure and Shining One
A prayer of confession
when the prophet Nathan exposed King David’s
adultery with Bathsheba
David’s Confession
God, give me mercy from your fountain of forgiveness!
I know your abundant love is enough to wash away my guilt.
Because your compassion is so great,
take away this shameful guilt of sin.
Forgive the full extent of my rebellious ways,
and erase this deep stain on my conscience.
For I’m so ashamed.
I feel such pain and anguish within me.
I can’t get away from the sting of my sin against you, Lord!
Everything I did, I did right in front of you, for you saw it all.
Against you, and you above all, have I sinned.
Everything you say to me is infallibly true
and your judgment conquers me.
Lord, I have been a sinner from birth,
from the moment my mother conceived me.
I know that you delight to set your truth deep in my spirit.
So come into the hidden places of my heart
and teach me wisdom.
David’s Cleansing
Purify my conscience! Make this leper clean again!
Wash me in your love until I am pure in heart.
Satisfy me in your sweetness, and my song of joy will return.
The places you have crushed within me will rejoice in your healing touch.
Hide my sins from your face; erase all my guilt by your saving grace.
Keep creating in me a clean heart.
Fill me with pure thoughts and holy desires, ready to please you.
May you never reject me!
May you never take from me your sacred Spirit!
David’s Consecration
Let my passion for life be restored, tasting joy in every breakthrough you bring to me.
Hold me close to you with a willing spirit that obeys whatever you say.
Then I can show other guilty ones how loving and merciful you are.
They will find their way back home to you, knowing that you will forgive them.
O God, my saving God, deliver me fully from every sin, even the sin that brought bloodguilt.
(this is David confessing his sin for the murder, that of Uriah the Hittite)
Then my heart will once again be thrilled to sing the passionate songs of joy and deliverance!
Lord God, unlock my heart, unlock my lips, and I will overcome with my joyous praise!
