Psalms 51:1-7

¹To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David, when the Prophet Nathan came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Have mercie vpon me, O God, according to thy louing kindnes: according to the multitude of thy compassions put away mine iniquities.

²Wash me throughly from mine iniquitie, and clense me from my sinne.

³For I know mine iniquities, and my sinne is euer before me.

⁴Against thee, against thee onely haue I sinned, and done euill in thy sight, that thou mayest be iust when thou speakest, and pure when thou iudgest.

⁵Beholde, I was borne in iniquitie, and in sinne hath my mother conceiued me.

⁶Beholde, thou louest trueth in the inwarde affections: therefore hast thou taught mee wisedome in the secret of mine heart.

⁷Purge me with hyssope, and I shalbe cleane: wash me, and I shalbe whiter then snowe.