1 Show me favor, O God, according to your steadfast love; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my transgressions.
2 Wash me fully clean of my iniquity, and purify me from my sin.
3 For I myself know my transgressions, and my sin is in front of me continually.
4 Against you, you alone, I have sinned, and what is evil in your eyes I have done, so that you are in the right when you speak and pure when you judge.
5 Indeed, in iniquity I was born, and in sin my mother conceived me.
6 Indeed, you take pleasure in truth in the innermost being; in the hidden place you make wisdom known to me.
7 Purge me of sin with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Make me hear joy and gladness; may the bones you crushed rejoice.
9 Turn your face away from my sins, and wipe away all my iniquities.
10 Create for me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me out from before you, nor take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Bring back to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit.
13 I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you.
14 Rescue me from bloodguilt, O God, God of my salvation; my tongue will shout for joy over your righteousness.
15 Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will make known your praise.
16 For you take no delight in sacrifice, or I would offer it; with burnt offering you are not pleased.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a heart broken and crushed, O God, you will not despise.
18 In your favor do good to Zion; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then you will delight in righteous sacrifices, in burnt offering and whole offering; then they will offer up bulls on your altar.