Psalms 50:4-20

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.

¹³Cast me not away from thy presence; And remove not thy holy Spirit from me.

¹⁴Restore to me the joy of thy salvation: Establish me with thy directing Spirit.

¹⁵Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; And ungodly men shall turn to thee.

¹⁶Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation: And my tongue shall joyfully declare thy righteousness.

¹⁷O Lord, thou shalt open my lips; And my mouth shall declare thy praise.

¹⁸For if thou desiredst sacrifice, I would have given it: Thou wilt not take pleasure in whole burnt offerings.

¹⁹Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit: A broken and humbled heart God will not despise.

²⁰Do good, O Lord, to Zion in thy good pleasure; And let the walls of Jerusalem be built.