23[ONE WHO] SACRIFICES A THANK-OFFERING HE HONORS ME AND [ONE WHO] SETS A WAY I WILL LET LOOK HIM ON [THE] SALVATION OF GOD 23He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and to him who rightly orders his way, I will show the salvation of God.”
0TO THE CHOIRMASTER A PSALM OF DAVID WHEN CAME TO HIM NATHAN THE PROPHET JUST WHEN HE HAD GONE INTO BATH- -SHEBA Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God (2 Samuel 12:1–12) 0For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba.
1SHOW FAVOR TO ME O GOD ACCORDING TO COVENANT LOYALTY YOUR ACCORDING TO [THE] GREATNESS OF COMPASSION<S> YOUR WIPE OUT TRANSGRESSIONS MY 1Have mercy on me,*NoteCloseOr Be gracious to me O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
2INCREASE WASH ME FROM INIQUITY MY AND FROM SIN MY CLEANSE ME 2Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
3FOR TRANSGRESSIONS MY I I KNOW AND SIN MY [IS] BEFORE ME CONTINUALLY 3For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
4TO YOU TO ALONE YOU I HAVE SINNED AND THE EVIL IN VIEW YOUR I HAVE DONE SO THAT YOU MAY BE JUST WHEN SPEAKING YOU YOU WILL BE PURE WHEN JUDGING YOU 4Against 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.*NoteCloseLXX and victorious when You judge; cited in Romans 3:4
5HERE! IN INIQUITY I WAS BROUGHT FORTH AND IN SIN SHE CONCEIVED ME MOTHER MY 5Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
6HERE! FAITHFULNESS YOU DESIRE IN THE COVERED PLACES AND IN A [PLACE] KEPT SECRET WISDOM YOU CAUSE TO KNOW ME 6Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
7YOU WILL CLEANSE FROM SIN ME WITH HYSSOP SO I MAY BE PURE YOU WILL WASH ME AND MORE THAN SNOW I WILL BECOME WHITE 7Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8YOU WILL MAKE HEAR ME JOY AND GLADNESS LET THEM REJOICE [THE] BONES [WHICH] YOU HAVE CRUSHED 8Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.
9HIDE FACE YOUR FROM SINS MY AND ALL INIQUITIES MY WIPE OUT 9Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.
10A HEART PURE CREATE FOR <THE> ME O GOD AND A SPIRIT STEADFAST RENEW IN INNER BEING MY 10Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
11MAY NOT YOU CAST ME FROM TO BEFORE YOU AND [THE] SPIRIT OF HOLINESS YOUR MAY NOT YOU TAKE FROM ME 11Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
12RESTORE! TO ME [THE] JOY OF SALVATION YOUR AND A SPIRIT WILLING YOU WILL SUSTAIN ME 12Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
13I WILL TEACH TRANSGRESSORS WAYS YOUR AND SINNERS TO YOU THEY WILL RETURN 13Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will return to You.
14DELIVER ME FROM BLOOD<S> O GOD [THE] GOD OF SALVATION MY IT WILL SHOUT FOR JOY TONGUE MY RIGHTEOUSNESS YOUR 14Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.
15O LORD LIPS MY YOU WILL OPEN AND MOUTH MY IT WILL DECLARE PRAISE YOUR 15O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
16FOR NOT YOU DESIRE SACRIFICE AND I WILL GIVE [IT] BURNT OFFERING NOT YOU ARE PLEASED WITH 16For 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 SPIRIT BROKEN A HEART BROKEN AND CRUSHED O GOD NOT YOU DESPISE 17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
18DO GOOD TO! IN FAVOR YOUR <OBJ.> ZION YOU WILL BUILD [THE] WALLS OF JERUSALEM 18In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
19THEN YOU WILL DELIGHT IN SACRIFICES OF RIGHTEOUSNESS BURNT OFFERING AND WHOLE OFFERING THEN PEOPLE WILL OFFER UP ON ALTAR YOUR YOUNG BULLS 19Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.