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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 51 Smith's Literal Translation</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/51.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/psalms/51-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">SLT</a> > Psalm 51</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/50.htm" title="Psalm 50">◄</a> Psalm 51 <a href="../psalms/52.htm" title="Psalm 52">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Smith's Literal Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/psalms/51-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../2_samuel/12.htm">2 Samuel 12:1–12</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>To the overseer: chanting to David; In the coming to him of Nathan the prophet, when he went in to Bathsheba. Compassionate me, O God, according to thy mercy: according to the Multitude of thy compassions wipe away my transgressions.<p> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Multiply to wash me from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For I shall know my transgression, and my sin is always before me.<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Against thee, thee alone, did I sin, and I did evil in thine eyes: so that thou wilt be justified in thy speaking, and thou wilt be pure in thy judging.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Behold, I was born in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Behold, thou didst delight in truth in the reins, and in bidden things thou wilt cause me to know wisdom.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Thou wilt purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: thou wilt wash me and I shall be white above snow.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Thou wilt cause me to hear joy and gladness; the bones thou didst break shall rejoice.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Hide thy face from my sin, and wipe away all mine iniquities.<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Create for me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit in my midst,<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Thou wilt not cast me away from thy face, and thou wilt not take thy holy spirit from me.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Turn back to me the joy of thy salvation, and thy willing spirit shall uphold me.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>I will teach those transgressing, thy ways, and those sinning shall turn back to thee.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Deliver me from bloods, O God the God of my salvation; my tongue shall rejoice in thy justice.<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>O Jehovah, thou wilt open my lips, and my mouth shall announce thy praise.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For thou wilt not delight in sacrifice, and thou wilt not take pleasure in burnt-offering.<p> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The sacrifices of God a spirit being broken: a heart being broken and crushed, O God, thou wilt not despise.<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Do Zion good in thy good will: thou wilt build the walls of Jerusalem.<p> <A name=""></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Then wilt thou delight in sacrifices of justice, in burnt-offering and whole burnt-offering: then they will bring up bullocks upon thine altar.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally From The Original Tongues by Julia E. 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