Psalms 51:1-7

¹To victory, the psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, when he entered to Bathsheba. God, have thou mercy on me; by thy great mercy. And by the muchliness of thy merciful doings; do thou away my wickedness. (For the choirmaster, a song by David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had slept with Bathsheba. God, have thou mercy on me; because of thy great love. And in the multitude of thy merciful doings; do thou away my wickedness.)

²Moreover wash thou me from my wickedness; and cleanse thou me from my sin.

³For I acknowledge my wickedness; and my sin is evermore against me. (For I confess my sinfulness; yea, my sin is before me forevermore.)

⁴I have sinned to thee alone, and I have done evil before thee; that thou be justified in thy words, and overcome when thou art deemed. (I have sinned against thee alone, and I have done evil before thee; so that thou art justified with thy words, and proved right when thou judgest me.)

⁵For lo! I was conceived in wickednesses; and my mother conceived me in sins. (For behold! I was conceived in sinfulness; yea, my mother conceived me in sin.)

⁶For lo! thou lovedest truth; thou hast showed to me the uncertain things, and privy things of thy wisdom. (For behold! thou lovedest the truth; and thou hast shown me the uncertain things, and the secret things, of thy wisdom.)

⁷Lord, sprinkle thou me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed; wash thou me, and I shall be made white more than snow, (or wash thou me, and I shall be made more white than snow).