Psalms 51
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
King James Version with Apocrypha
1Unto the end, understanding for David,
1Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2When Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul David went to the house of Achimelech. [1 Kings 22]
2Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3Why dost thou glory in malice, thou that art mighty in iniquity?
3For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
4All the day long thy tongue hath devised injustice: as a sharp razor, thou hast wrought deceit.
4Against 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.
5Thou hast loved malice more than goodness: and iniquity rather than to speak righteousness.
5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6Thou hast loved all the words of ruin, O deceitful tongue.
6Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
7Therefore 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.
7Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8The just shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say:
8Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
9Behold the man that made not God his helper: But trusted in the abundance of his riches: and prevailed in his vanity.
9Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
10But I, as a fruitful olive tree in the house of God, have hoped in the mercy of God for ever, yea for ever and ever.
10Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
11I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name, for it is good in the sight of thy saints.
11Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
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12Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
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13Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
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14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
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15O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
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16For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
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17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
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18Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
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19Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
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