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The Book of Psalms

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- Chapter 51 -

Create in me a clean heart, O God

(2 Samuel 12:1-12)
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Unto the end. A Psalm of David,
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when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he went to Bathsheba.
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Be merciful to me, O God, according to your great mercy. And, according to the plentitude of your compassion, wipe out my iniquity.
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Wash me once again from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
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For I know my iniquity, and my sin is ever before me.
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Against you only have I sinned, and I have done evil before your eyes. And so, you are justified in your words, and you will prevail when you give judgment.
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For behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sinfulness did my mother conceive me.
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For behold, you have loved truth. The obscure and hidden things of your wisdom, you have manifested to me.
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You will sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed. You will wash me, and I will be made whiter than snow.
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In my hearing, you will grant gladness and rejoicing. And the bones that have been humbled will exult.
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Turn your face away from my sins, and erase all my iniquities.
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Create a clean heart in me, O God. And renew an upright spirit within my inmost being.
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Do not cast me away from your face; and do not take your Holy Spirit from me.(a)
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Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and confirm me with an unsurpassed spirit.
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I will teach the unjust your ways, and the impious will be converted to you.
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Free me from blood, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will extol your justice.
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O Lord, you will open my lips, and my mouth will announce your praise.
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For if you had desired sacrifice, I would certainly have given it, but with holocausts, you will not be delighted.
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A crushed spirit is a sacrifice to God. A contrite and humbled heart, O God, you will not spurn.
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Act kindly, Lord, in your good will toward Zion, so that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up.
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Then you will accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations, and holocausts. Then they will lay calves upon your altar.

Footnotes

(a)50:13 The words ‘Spiritum Sanctum’ have been capitalized, and are translated as ‘Holy Spirit’ because this translation takes the point of view of the Roman Catholic Church. The Old Testament is therefore seen in the light of the New Testament and of the teachings of the Church.(Conte)

Create in me a clean heart, O God

(2 Samuel 12:1-12)
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Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
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Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me from my sin.
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For I know my transgressions. My sin is constantly before me.
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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.
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Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.
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Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
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Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
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Let me hear joy and gladness, that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.
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Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.
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Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.
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Don’t throw me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.
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Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.
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Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners will be converted to you.
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Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.
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Lord, open my lips. My mouth will declare your praise.
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For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.
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The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart.
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Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.
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Then you will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offerings and in whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar.
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