Have
mercy upon me, O God,
According to thy loving-kindness,
According to the multitude of thy
tender mercies,
Blot out all my transgressions,
Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity,
And
cleanse me from my sin.
For well do I know my misdeeds,
And my
sin is
always before me.
Against thee, thee only have I sinned,
And done what is wrong in thy sight;
Therefore thou art right when thou speakest,
And just when thou pronouncest thy judgment.
Verily I was born in iniquity,
And in sin did my
mother conceive me.
Yet thou desirest
truth in the heart,
In my inner
soul thou wouldst teach me wisdom.
Cleanse me with hyssop that I may be clean,
Wash me whiter than snow.
Fill me with
joy and gladness,
That the
bones which thou hast
broken may rejoice.
Hide thy face from my sins,
And blot out all mine iniquities.
Create in me a
clean heart, O God,
And renew a right
spirit within me.
Cast me not away from thy presence,
Withdraw not thy
holy spirit from me.
Give me back the
glad sense of thy help,
And with a willing spirit sustain me.
Then I will teach
sinners thy ways,
And wrong-doers shall turn unto thee.
Save me from bloodshed, O God,
That my
tongue may
sing of thy righteousness.
O Lord, open thou my lips,
That my mouth may declare thy praise!
For thou takest no
pleasure in sacrifice,
No
delight in gifts of burnt-offering.
The sacrifices pleasing to thee
Are a broken and a contrite spirit.