Ps.51.1
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Ps.51.1
Generous in love--God, give grace! Huge in mercy--wipe out my bad record.
Ps.51.1
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
Ps.51.1
Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions.
Ps.51.1
Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.
Ps.51.2
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
Ps.51.2
Scrub away my guilt, soak out my sins in your laundry.
Ps.51.2
Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
Ps.51.2
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.
Ps.51.2
Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin.
Ps.51.3
For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
Ps.51.3
I know how bad I've been; my sins are staring me down.
Ps.51.3
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
Ps.51.3
For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me.
Ps.51.3
For I recognize my shameful deeds--they haunt me day and night.
Ps.51.4
Against 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.
Ps.51.4
You're the One I've violated, and you've seen it all, seen the full extent of my evil. You have all the facts before you; whatever you decide about me is fair.
Ps.51.4
Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge.
Ps.51.4
Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight-- That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge.
Ps.51.4
Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just.
Ps.51.5
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Ps.51.5
I've been out of step with you for a long time, in the wrong since before I was born.
Ps.51.5
Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
Ps.51.5
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.
Ps.51.5
For I was born a sinner--yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
Ps.51.6
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
Ps.51.6
What you're after is truth from the inside out. Enter me, then; conceive a new, true life.
Ps.51.6
Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
Ps.51.6
Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.
Ps.51.6
But you desire honesty from the heart, so you can teach me to be wise in my inmost being.
Ps.51.7
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Ps.51.7
Soak me in your laundry and I'll come out clean, scrub me and I'll have a snow-white life.
Ps.51.7
Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Ps.51.7
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Ps.51.7
Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Ps.51.8
Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
Ps.51.8
Tune me in to foot-tapping songs, set these once-broken bones to dancing.
Ps.51.8
Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
Ps.51.8
Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice.
Ps.51.8
Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me--now let me rejoice.
Ps.51.9
Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
Ps.51.9
Don't look too close for blemishes, give me a clean bill of health.
Ps.51.9
Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.
Ps.51.9
Hide Your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities.
Ps.51.9
Don't keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt.
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.
