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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//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=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Psalm 51 KJV</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/kjv/psalms/51.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/5001.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 4800px), only screen and (max-device-width: 4800px)" href="/4801.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 1550px), only screen and (max-device-width: 1550px)" href="/1551.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 1250px), only screen and (max-device-width: 1250px)" href="/1251.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 1050px), only screen and (max-device-width: 1050px)" href="/1051.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 900px), only screen and (max-device-width: 900px)" href="/901.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 800px), only screen and (max-device-width: 800px)" href="/801.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-width: 575px), only screen and (max-device-width: 575px)" href="/501.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><link media="handheld, only screen and (max-height: 450px), only screen and (max-device-height: 450px)" href="/h451.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" /><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="/combine/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="/">Bible</a> > <a href="../">KJV</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 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">King James Bible</div><div class="chap"><a name="1" id="1"></a><p class="hdg">Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../2_samuel/12.htm">2 Samuel 12:1-12</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.} Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin <i>is</i> ever before me.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done <i>this</i> evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, <i>and</i> be clear when thou judgest.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden <i>part</i> thou shalt make me to know wisdom.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Make me to hear joy and gladness; <i>that</i> the bones <i>which</i> thou hast broken may rejoice.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me <i>with thy</i> free spirit.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><i>Then</i> will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: <i>and</i> my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give <i>it</i>: thou delightest not in burnt offering.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The sacrifices of God <i>are</i> a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/51-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>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.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">King James Bible<br /><br />Text courtesy of <a href="//www.bibleprotector.com/"> BibleProtector.com</a><br /><br />Section Headings Courtesy <a href="//intbible.com/">INT Bible</a><br />© 2012, Used by Permission<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/50.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 50"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 50" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/52.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 52"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 52" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="/scan/psalms/51-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></body></html>