Scripture Reading

Ps.51.10-Ps.51.19

Ps.51.10-Ps.51.19

Ps.51.10

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

Ps.51.10

God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life.

Ps.51.10

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Ps.51.10

Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Ps.51.10

Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

Ps.51.11

Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

Ps.51.11

Don't throw me out with the trash, or fail to breathe holiness in me.

Ps.51.11

Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.

Ps.51.11

Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

Ps.51.11

Do not banish me from your presence, and don't take your Holy Spirit from me.

Ps.51.12

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

Ps.51.12

Bring me back from gray exile, put a fresh wind in my sails!

Ps.51.12

Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

Ps.51.12

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.

Ps.51.12

Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.

Ps.51.13

Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

Ps.51.13

Give me a job teaching rebels your ways so the lost can find their way home.

Ps.51.13

Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you.

Ps.51.13

Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You.

Ps.51.13

Then I will teach your ways to sinners, and they will return to you.

Ps.51.14

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

Ps.51.14

Commute my death sentence, God, my salvation God, and I'll sing anthems to your life--giving ways.

Ps.51.14

Save me from bloodguilt, O God, the God who saves me, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.

Ps.51.14

Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, The God of my salvation, And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.

Ps.51.14

Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness.

Ps.51.15

O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

Ps.51.15

Unbutton my lips, dear God; I'll let loose with your praise.

Ps.51.15

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.

Ps.51.15

O Lord, open my lips, And my mouth shall show forth Your praise.

Ps.51.15

Unseal my lips, O Lord, that I may praise you.

Ps.51.16

For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

Ps.51.16

Going through the motions doesn't please you, a flawless performance is nothing to you.

Ps.51.16

You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.

Ps.51.16

For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering.

Ps.51.16

You would not be pleased with sacrifices, or I would bring them. If I brought you a burnt offering, you would not accept it.

Ps.51.17

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Ps.51.17

I learned God--worship when my pride was shattered. Heart-shattered lives ready for love don't for a moment escape God's notice.

Ps.51.17

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

Ps.51.17

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart-- These, O God, You will not despise.

Ps.51.17

The sacrifice you want is a broken spirit. A broken and repentant heart, O God, you will not despise.

Ps.51.18

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

Ps.51.18

Make Zion the place you delight in, repair Jerusalem's broken-down walls.

Ps.51.18

In your good pleasure make Zion prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.

Ps.51.18

Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem.

Ps.51.18

Look with favor on Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

Ps.51.19

Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

Ps.51.19

Then you'll get real worship from us, acts of worship small and large, Including all the bulls they can heave onto your altar!

Ps.51.19

Then there will be righteous sacrifices, whole burnt offerings to delight you; then bulls will be offered on your altar.

Ps.51.19

Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, With burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.

Ps.51.19

Then you will be pleased with worthy sacrifices and with our whole burnt offerings; and bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar.