# Psalms 51

- Translation: Berean Standard Bible
- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/51
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).

*For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba.*

## Text

[1] Have mercy on me, O God,
according to Your loving devotion;
according to Your great compassion,
blot out my transgressions. [2] Wash me clean of my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin. [3] For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is always before me. [4] Against You, You only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in Your sight,
so that You may be proved right when You speak
and blameless when You judge. [5] Surely I was brought forth in iniquity;
I was sinful when my mother conceived me. [6] Surely You desire truth in the inmost being;
You teach me wisdom in the inmost place. [7] Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. [8] Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones You have crushed rejoice. [9] Hide Your face from my sins
and blot out all my iniquities. [10] Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me. [11] Cast me not away from Your presence;
take not Your Holy Spirit from me. [12] Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
and sustain me with a willing spirit. [13] Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
and sinners will return to You. [14] Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God,
the God of my salvation,
and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness. [15] O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare Your praise. [16] For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
You take no pleasure in burnt offerings. [17] The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
a broken and a contrite heart,
O God, You will not despise. [18] In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper;
build up the walls of Jerusalem. [19] Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices,
in whole burnt offerings;
then bulls will be offered on Your altar.

## Places in this chapter

- **Jerusalem** (Judea · today Jerusalem) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/jerusalem
- **Zion** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/zion

## Each verse

- Psalms 51:1 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/51/1
- Psalms 51:2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/51/2
- Psalms 51:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/51/3
- Psalms 51:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/51/4
- Psalms 51:5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/51/5
- Psalms 51:6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/51/6
- Psalms 51:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/51/7
- Psalms 51:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/51/8
- Psalms 51:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/51/9
- Psalms 51:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/51/10
- Psalms 51:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/51/11
- Psalms 51:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/51/12
- Psalms 51:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/51/13
- Psalms 51:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/51/14
- Psalms 51:15 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/51/15
- Psalms 51:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/51/16
- Psalms 51:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/51/17
- Psalms 51:18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/51/18
- Psalms 51:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/51/19