Psalms 51:4-9 in English

⁴ Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest.

⁵ Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁶ Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.

⁷ Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

⁸ Make me to hear joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

⁹ Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.

⁴ thy tongue has devised unrighteousness; like a sharpened razor thou hast wrought deceit.

⁵ Thou hast loved wickedness more than goodness; unrighteousness better than to speak righteousness. Pause.

⁶ Thou hast loved all words of destruction, and a deceitful tongue.

⁷ Therefore may God destroy thee for ever, may he pluck thee up and utterly remove thee from thy dwelling, and thy root from the land of the living. Pause.

⁸ And the righteous shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say,

⁹ Behold the man who made not God his help; but trusted in the abundance of his wealth, and strengthened himself in his vanity.

⁴ Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

⁵ Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁶ Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

⁷ Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

⁸ Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

⁹ Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

⁴ Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

⁵ Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁶ Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

⁷ Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

⁸ Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

⁹ Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

⁴ You have loved all words of destruction, and a deceitful tongue.

⁵ Therefore may God destroy you for ever, may he pluck you up and utterly remove you from your dwelling, and your root from the land of the living. Pause.

⁶ And the righteous shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say,

⁷ Behold the man who made not God his help; but trusted in the abundance of his wealth, and strengthened himself in his vanity.

⁸ But I am as a fruitful olive in the house of God: I have trusted in the mercy of God for ever, even for evermore.

⁹ I will give thanks to you for ever, for you have done it: and I will wait on your name; for it is good before the saints.

⁴ Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in thy sight: that thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

⁵ Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁶ Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

⁷ Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

⁸ Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

⁹ Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

⁴ You, you only, are the one that I have really sinned against, and you have seen the evil things that I have done. When you say that I am guilty, you are right/correct, and when you judge me, you justly say that I deserve to be punished.

⁵ I have been a sinner since the day that I was born; truly, I have been like that since my mother conceived me.

⁶ What you desire is that I desire what is true in order that you can teach me how to act wisely.

⁷ Purify me from the guilt of my sins, and after that happens, I will be clean in my inner being; cleanse me, and then in my inner being I will be ◄whiter than snow/very clean►.

⁸ Allow/Cause me to be joyful DOU again; you have ◄crushed my spirit/completely discouraged me► MTY; but now let me rejoice again.

⁹ Do not continue to look at the sins IDM that I have committed; erase the record of the evil things that I have done.

⁴ You have loved all words of destruction, and a deceitful tongue.

⁵ Therefore may God destroy you for ever, may he pluck you up and utterly remove you from your dwelling, and your root from the land of the living. Pause.

⁶ And the righteous shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say,

⁷ Behold the man who made not God his help; but trusted in the abundance of his wealth, and strengthened himself in his vanity.

⁸ But I am as a fruitful olive in the house of God: I have trusted in the mercy of God for ever, even for evermore.

⁹ I will give thanks to you for ever, for you have done it: and I will wait on your name; for it is good before the saints.

⁴ Against you, and you only, I have sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight, so you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.

⁵ Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.

⁶ Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

⁷ Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

⁸ Let me hear joy and gladness, that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.

⁹ Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.

⁴ Against you, and you only, I have sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight, so you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.

⁵ Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.

⁶ Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

⁷ Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

⁸ Let me hear joy and gladness, that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.

⁹ Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.

⁴ Against you, and you only, I have sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight, so you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.

⁵ Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.

⁶ Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

⁷ Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

⁸ Let me hear joy and gladness, that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.

⁹ Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.

⁴ Against you, you only, have I done wrong, working that which is evil in your eyes; so that your words may be seen to be right, and you may be clear when you are judging.

⁵ Truly, I was formed in evil, and in sin did my mother give me birth.

⁶ Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.

⁷ Make me free from sin with hyssop: let me be washed whiter than snow.

⁸ Make me full of joy and rapture; so that the bones which have been broken may be glad.

⁹ Let your face be turned from my wrongdoing, and take away all my sins.

⁴ Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done what is evil in thy sight; that thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, be clear when thou judgest.

⁵ Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁶ Behold, thou wilt have truth in the inward parts; and in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.

⁷ Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

⁸ Make me to hear gladness and joy; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

⁹ Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

⁴ All the day long thy tongue hath devised injustice: as a sharp razor, thou hast wrought deceit.

⁵ Thou hast loved malice more than goodness: and iniquity rather than to speak righteousness.

⁶ Thou hast loved all the words of ruin, O deceitful tongue.

⁷ Therefore will God destroy thee for ever: he will pluck thee out, and remove thee from thy dwelling place: and thy root out of the land of the living.

⁸ The just shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say:

⁹ Behold the man that made not God his helper: But trusted in the abundance of his riches: and prevailed in his vanity.

⁴ I have sinned against you, you alone. I have done evil in your sight. So you are right in what you say, and fair when you judge.

⁵ It's true that I was born guilty—sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

⁶ But you want truth on the inside; you teach me wisdom deep within.

⁷ Purify me with hyssop so I can be clean; wash me so I can be whiter than snow.

⁸ Please let me hear joy and happiness again; let the bones you have crushed be glad once more.

⁹ Turn your face away from looking at my sins; please wipe away my guilt.

⁴ Against 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.

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

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

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

⁸ Make me to heare ioye and gladnes, that the bones, which thou hast broken, may reioyce.

⁹ Hide thy face from my sinnes, and put away all mine iniquities.

⁴ (51-6) Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in Thy sight; that Thou mayest be justified when Thou speakest, and be in the right when Thou judgest.

⁵ (51-7) Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁶ (51-8) Behold, Thou desirest truth in the inward parts; make me, therefore, to know wisdom in mine inmost heart.

⁷ (51-9) Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

⁸ (51-10) Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which Thou hast crushed may rejoice.

⁹ (51-11) Hide Thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

⁴ Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done this evil in thy sight: That thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest.

⁵ Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁶ Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: And in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

⁷ Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

⁸ Make me to hear joy and gladness; That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

⁹ Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.

⁴ (51:6) To thee, thee only, have I sinned, and what is evil in thy eyes have I done:—in order that thou mightest be righteous when thou speakest, be justified when thou judgest.

⁵ (51:7) Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁶ (51:8) Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: therefore do thou cause me to know wisdom in the recesses of the heart.

⁷ (51:9) Cleanse me from sin with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

⁸ (51:10) Cause me to hear gladness and joy; that the bones which thou hast crushed may rejoice.

⁹ (51:11) Hide thy face from my sins, and all my iniquities do thou blot out.

⁴ thy tongue has devised unrighteousness; Like a sharpened razor thou hast wrought deceit.

⁵ Thou hast loved wickedness more than goodness; Unrighteousness better than to speak righteousness. Pause.

⁶ Thou hast loved all words of destruction, And a deceitful tongue.

⁷ Therefore may God destroy thee forever, May he pluck thee up and utterly remove thee from thy dwelling, And thy root from the land of the living. Pause.

⁸ And the righteous shall see, and fear, And shall laugh at him, and say,

⁹ Behold the man who made not God his help; But trusted in the abundance of his wealth, And strengthened himself in his vanity.

⁴ Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And in thy sight have I done evil; So that thou art just in thy sentence, And righteous in thy judgment.

⁵ Behold! I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁶ Behold! thou desirest truth in the heart; So teach me wisdom in my inmost soul!

⁷ Purge me with hyssop, until I be clean; Wash me, until I be whiter than snow!

⁸ Make me to hear joy and gladness, So that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice!

⁹ Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities!

⁴ Against you, only you, have I sinned, and done that which is wrong in your sight: you therefore are just when you speak, and clear when you utter judgement.

⁵ See! In guilt was I brought to the birth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁶ It's the innermost truth you desire, give me therefore true wisdom of heart.

⁷ Purge me clean with hyssop, wash me whiter than snow.

⁸ Fill me with joy and gladness, let the bones you have broken rejoice.

⁹ Hide your face from my sins, and blot out my guilt altogether.

⁴ Against you, only you, have I sinned, and done that which is wrong in your sight: you therefore are just when you speak, and clear when you utter judgment.

⁵ See! In guilt was I brought to the birth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁶ It's the innermost truth you desire, give me therefore true wisdom of heart.

⁷ Purge me clean with hyssop, wash me whiter than snow.

⁸ Fill me with joy and gladness, let the bones you have broken rejoice.

⁹ Hide your face from my sins, and blot out my guilt altogether.

⁴ Against you, and you only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight; that you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.

⁵ Behold, I was born in iniquity. In sin my mother conceived me.

⁶ Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

⁷ Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

⁸ Let me sh'ma ·hear obey· joy and gladness, That the bones which you have broken may rejoice.

⁹ Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.

⁴ Against you, you only, I have sinned and done what is evil in your sight; you are right when you speak; you are correct when you judge.

⁵ See, I was born in iniquity; as soon as my mother conceived me, I was in sin.

⁶ See, you desire trustworthiness in my inner self; and you teach me wisdom in the secret place within.

⁷ Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

⁸ Make me hear joy and gladness so that the bones that you have broken may rejoice.

⁹ Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.

⁴ Against you, and you only, I have sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight, so you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.

⁵ Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.

⁶ Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

⁷ Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

⁸ Let me hear joy and gladness, that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.

⁹ Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.

⁴ Against you, and you only, I have sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight, so you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.

⁵ Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.

⁶ Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

⁷ Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

⁸ Let me hear joy and gladness, that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.

⁹ Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.

⁴ Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

⁵ Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁶ Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

⁷ Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

⁸ Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

⁹ Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.

⁴ Against you, and you only, I have sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight, so you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.

⁵ Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.

⁶ Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

⁷ Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

⁸ Let me hear joy and gladness, that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.

⁹ Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.

⁴ Against you, and you only, I have sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight, so you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.

⁵ Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.

⁶ Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

⁷ Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

⁸ Let me hear joy and gladness, that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.

⁹ Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.

⁴ I 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.

⁵ For lo! I was conceived in wicked-nesses; and my mother conceived me in sins.

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

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

⁸ Give thou joy, and gladness to mine hearing; and bones made meek shall full out make joy.

⁹ Turn away thy face from my sins; and do away all my wickednesses.

⁴ I 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.)

⁵ For 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.)

⁶ For 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.)

⁷ Lord, 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).

⁸ Give thou joy, and gladness to mine hearing; and bones made meek shall full out make joy. (Let me hear the sounds of joy, and of gladness; and then the bones, which thou hast broken and bruised, shall make great joy, or rejoice.)

⁹ Turn away thy face from my sins; and do away all my wickednesses.

⁴ Against Thee, Thee only, I have sinned, And done the evil thing in Thine eyes, So that Thou art righteous in Thy words, Thou art pure in Thy judging.

⁵ Lo, in iniquity I have been brought forth, And in sin doth my mother conceive me.

⁶ Lo, truth Thou hast desired in the inward parts, And in the hidden part Wisdom Thou causest me to know.

⁷ Thou cleansest me with hyssop and I am clean, Washest me, and than snow I am whiter.

⁸ Thou causest me to hear joy and gladness, Thou makest joyful bones Thou hast bruised.

⁹ Hide Thy face from my sin. And all mine iniquities blot out.