Psalms 50:1-12

¹For the end, a Psalm of David,

²when Nathan the prophet came to him, when he had gone in to Bathsheba.

³Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy great mercy; And according to the multitude of thy compassions blot out my transgression.

⁴Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.

⁵For I am conscious of mine iniquity; And my sin is continually before me.

⁶Against thee only have I sinned, And done evil before thee: That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, And mightest overcome when thou art judged.

⁷For, behold, I was conceived in iniquities, And in sins did my mother conceive me.

⁸For, behold, thou lovest truth: Thou hast manifested to me the secret and hidden things of thy wisdom.

⁹Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be purified: Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.

¹⁰Thou shalt cause me to hear gladness and joy: The afflicted bones shall rejoice.

¹¹Turn away thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.

¹²Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit in my inward parts.