
51 - Miserere mei, Deus

1   Have mercy upon me, O God, in your great goodness; 🞙
    according to the multitude of your mercies wipe away my offences.

2   Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness 🞙
    and cleanse me from my sin.

3   For I acknowledge my faults, 🞙
    and my sin is ever before me.

4   Against you only have I sinned, and done this evil in your sight, 🞙
    so that you are justified in your sentence, and blameless in your judgment.

5   Behold, I was brought forth in wickedness, 🞙
    and in sin my mother conceived me.

6   But behold, you desire truth in the inward parts 🞙
    and shall make me understand wisdom secretly.

7   You shall purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; 🞙
    you shall wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8   You shall make me hear of joy and gladness, 🞙
    that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.

9   Turn your face from my sins, 🞙
    and blot out all my misdeeds.

10  Create in me a clean heart, O God, 🞙
    and renew a right spirit within me.

11  Cast me not away from your presence, 🞙
    and take not your holy Spirit from me.

12  O give me the comfort of your help again, 🞙
    and sustain me with your willing Spirit.

13  Then shall I teach your ways unto the wicked, 🞙
    and sinners shall return unto you.

14  Deliver me from blood-guilt, O God, the God of my salvation, 🞙
    and my tongue shall sing of your righteousness.

15  O Lord, open my lips, 🞙
    and my mouth shall show forth your praise.

16  For you desire no sacrifice, or else I would give it to you; 🞙
    but you delight not in burnt-offerings.

17  The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit; 🞙
    a broken and contrite heart, O God, you shall not despise.

18  O be favorable and gracious unto Zion; 🞙
    may you build up the walls of Jerusalem.

19  Then you shall be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and oblations; 🞙
    then shall they offer young bullocks upon your altar.
