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Psalm 50 is a psalm of repentance. In this article you will find the full text of the psalm and its detailed interpretation. Psalm 50 is related to Old Testament history and was composed by King David. Wanting to take possession of Versheba, the wife of the pious Uriah the Hittite, David committed a terrible sin - murder and begged for mercy.

Psalm 50. Text

Have mercy on me. God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your compassions, blot out my iniquities. Wash me often from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin, for I am aware of my iniquities, and my sin is always before me. You, You alone, have I sinned and done evil in Your sight, so that You are righteous in Your judgment and pure in Your judgment. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sin. Behold, You have loved the truth in your heart and have shown me (Your) wisdom within me. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness, and the bones will rejoice. Broken by you. Turn Your face away from my sins and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Sovereign Spirit. I will teach the wicked Your ways, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from bloodshed. O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will praise Your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise: for You do not desire sacrifice, I would give it; You do not favor burnt offerings. A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; You will not despise a contrite and humble heart, O God. Bless Zion, O Lord, according to Your good pleasure; build up the walls of Jerusalem: then the sacrifices of righteousness, the heap and the burnt offering will be acceptable to You; Then they will place bullocks on Your altar.

Generosity is rich mercies. More than that. Most especially - especially. Az – I. Yako - because. I always take it out. Never - when. Behold - here. Hyssop is an herb used by Jews to sprinkle themselves with sacrificial blood. Dasi - give it. Create it - do it. Right - righteous, sinless. The womb is the belly, the inside of a person. Reward - give. Oral – mouth, tongue. Ubo - truly. A burnt offering is a Jewish sacrifice in which the entire animal was burned without remains on the altar. Please - give bliss, make happy. Zion is a mountain in Judea, in the city of Jerusalem. Altar is an altar.

Psalm 50. Questions and answers:

Who composed this psalm and when?

This psalm (psalm-song) was composed by the prophet King David when he repented of the great sin that he killed the pious husband Uriah the Hittite and took possession of his wife Bathsheba.

Why is this psalm called repentant?

Because he expresses deep contrition for the sin committed and a fervent prayer for mercy; That is why this psalm is often read in church during services, and we, who are guilty of certain sins, should recite it as often as possible.

What do we ask of God in the first words of the psalm: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy and according to the multitude of Your compassions, cleanse my iniquity?

We ask God to forgive our sins in His special mercy. Man is weak, imperfect and far from holiness. There are no sinless people. The Lord does not grant us salvation because of our perfection and righteousness. God saves us out of His mercy and love. We are only required to believe in His great mercy and relate our actions to His Commandments. We must be worthy of the Lord's mercy.

What do the words mean: for I know my iniquity, and bear away my sin before me?

These words mean that we are attentive to ourselves, we know our sins that bother our conscience.

What do the words mean: that you may be justified in all Your words and be victorious, and never judge You?

They mean that we sin so much before God that He will always be just, no matter how severe His judgment on us.

What do the words mean: behold, in iniquity the seven were conceived, and in sins did my mother give birth to me?

With them we want to beg God for the forgiveness of sins, presenting to Him our natural tendency to sin.

What do the words mean: You have revealed Your unknown and secret wisdom to me?

These words mean that God revealed to man what he alone would never have known without God: he taught man true faith and showed the way to the Kingdom of Heaven.

What do the words mean: sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean, wash me, and I will be whiter than snow?

They express our request that the Lord send His grace to us and cleanse us from our sins. The psalm is often read in places of detention. But it is created not only for legal violations. Psalm 50 was also written for those who have committed a crime before the Lord.

What do the words mean: humble bones will rejoice?

They mean that the sin David committed crushed not only his soul, but also his body and bones. Sin troubles and crushes every person. Upon forgiveness of sin, his conscience is calmed; which is why both the body and bones seem to rejoice and are restored.

What do we ask with the words: renew the right spirit in my womb?

We ask the Lord to give us the right, straight path in life or to dispose us to a pious life.

What do we ask with the words: do not cast me away from Your presence?

We ask that God does not remove us from Himself, that He does not deprive us of His care for us. God never gives up on us, but we must think about being worthy of closeness to Him.

What do we ask with the words: Strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit?

With these words we ask that the Lord, by the power of the Holy Spirit, confirm us in goodness. We are called to holiness, but since the holiness of the Lord is inaccessible to us, we must strive for the holiness of repentance. By cleansing, the Lord saves us from sin and eternal torment.

What do the words mean: I will teach the wicked in Your way, and the wicked will turn to You?

Thus, following the example of the prophet David, in gratitude for the forgiveness of sins, we promise to instill in the wicked the will of God, so that they too will turn to God.

What do we ask with the words: deliver me from bloodshed?

These words point to the blood of the husband killed by David, whose wife he took possession of; they express our request that God would deliver us from murderous sins.

What do the words express: my tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness?

They express our promise to testify, or glorify the mercy of God.

What do the words mean: You do not favor burnt offerings?

These words mean that God is not so much pleased with the sacrifices burned on the altars (Heb. 10:4-6), as he is pleased with the sacrifice of the heart: a broken spirit, i.e. He is pleased when a person laments his sins.

What do the words express: bless Zion, O Lord, with Thy favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built?

They express David's prayer for God's mercy towards Jerusalem.

What do the words indicate: favor the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering?

Points to the various sacrifices that the Jews offered to God in the Old Testament.

They usually sacrificed a lamb (lamb), a calf, a bull, a goat, etc. When a Jew brought an animal to the altar, he placed his hands on its head. This meant that the sin was transferred from his head to the head of the animal; and since it was determined by God for sin, the animal was slaughtered and killed. Thus, an innocent animal died for a guilty person. This meant that once the Son of God, as the Lamb of God, would take upon Himself the sins of the whole world and die for people, being Himself sinless. The animal was burned on the altar either completely (completely), or only some parts of it, for example, liver, fat (a thanksgiving sacrifice, a sacrifice to ask for some kind of mercy from God, a sacrifice by promise, by zeal). Jews also brought bloodless sacrifices to God, for example, flour, oil, incense, and wine. It is these different sacrifices that the words indicate: favor the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering.

What do the words indicate: they will lay calves on Your altar?

These words also indicate sacrifice to God.

Psalm 50 is read when a person’s soul is tormented by unrepentant sins. We bring repentance to God so that He will grant us salvation by His mercy. The Orthodox Church allows the reading of the psalm in Russian, but it is preferable to read it in Church Slavonic, since it is the language of worship.

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There lived one man in the world who loved God and His words more than anything in the world and more than his own life. Honey is not as sweet to a gourmet, nor are handfuls of shining stones as desirable to a lover of jewelry as prayers were sweet and desirable to this man. While praying, he sang, because he loved God, and lovers tend to sing. Often he wanted the whole world to sing with him, and then this man called the whole universe to prayer. “Pray with me mountains and hills,” the man exclaimed, “pray birds, animals, sunlight and raindrops, thunderclaps and twinkling stars!” “Let every breath praise the Lord!”

At this time, the heart of the praying man was warm. Just as unclean flies do not fly close to a cauldron standing on a fire, so far from the heart of a praying person was every unclean and nasty thought. But sometimes even the most ardent man of prayer stops praying. The one about whom our story is about stopped praying and became careless one day. His name was David. He was a king who carried prophetic fire in his chest.

This fire does not always burn with the same intensity. One evening, when the prophetic spirit did not stir the king’s heart, and prayer did not warm him from the inside, David “walked on the roof of the king’s house and saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful” (2 Kings 11:2).

People say that a man loves with his eyes, and a woman with her ears. There is a lot of truth in these words. The serpent seduced our foremother in paradise with flattering whispers, and toppled King David from the height of holiness through an eye. David brought the woman into his chambers, slept with her, and she became pregnant. And since the woman was not free, and she had a husband, David ordered that this husband be taken to the most dangerous place of the fighting then going on, so that they would kill him there for sure. Thus the king deepened his fall and slavery, adding the chain of murder to the chain of fornication.

The Jews did not have the word “conscience.” There was conscience, but there was no word. It was replaced by the expression “fear of God” and “memory of God.” If this memory went away, the person became unscrupulous. Nothing inside whispered to him about the moral law and responsibility. Nothing reminded me that God was here and He saw everything. For a fallen conscience, an awakening voice from outside became necessary. Such a voice came to the king from the lips of the prophet Nathan. The prophet did not directly denounce the king, but described to him a situation in which a heartless rich man, the owner of many sheep, orders to take the only sheep from a poor man in order to prepare a treat for a guest. This verbal picture was so disgusting that the king became angry and said: “The man who did this deserves death” (2 Kings 12:5).

Oh, woe! Woe to us humans, because even the best of us notice the small details of other people's sins and remain blind to our own atrocities. People strain out mosquitoes and swallow camels, according to the word of Jesus Christ.

When the king's anger was poured out in words of threat, Nathan said, “You are that man.” And the prophet made many more threats, which over time were fulfilled exactly. And David said: “I have sinned before the Lord.”

And although Nathan consoled the king with words of forgiveness, David’s heart, wounded by sins, began to tear up like an eye clogged with dust. A repentant psalm poured out from David’s soul, a psalm that has been read for many centuries by everyone whose conscience is not clear.

The Messiah at the beginning of the Gospel of Matthew is called “Son of David, Son of Abraham.” Abraham lived before David, but in this genealogy David is placed first. This is because it is repentant people, crying over sins, like David, who come into the wonderful world of faith. Repentance is the main condition for reconciliation with God. Everything else will come later and be added. Let us go, let us follow the sinful prophet, so that in the short words and letters of his lament we find ourselves, our soul and our hope!

If an earthly court were to judge the king, it would judge him for his sin against Uriah and his wife. He killed the first and dishonored the second. An earthly court would require an apology to the widow and financial compensation. Instead, David feels guilty before the One God. The king forgot him and therefore sinned. “I have sinned against You, You alone, and have done evil in Your sight,” says the king. We also sin for no other reason than because we forget about God. We do not fulfill the commandment given to Abraham, short in words and heavy in labor: “Walk before Me and be blameless.” No matter who a person offends, no matter what he does, he is always guilty - except for people and more than before people - before God, who weighed our breath.

David tries to justify himself by saying that he was born in sin and conceived in iniquity. From Adam the infection of sin flows in our veins. This infection multiplies over time, there is no strength to stop it, and “who will be born clean from an unclean? Not one” (Job 14:4). But the heart of the prophet quickly stops the flow of self-justifying thoughts. There is no need to justify yourself. “Do not let my heart turn aside to evil words to excuse sinful deeds” (Ps. 140: 4).

“Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean...”

"Hurt Your face from my sins..."

“Create in me a clean heart, O God...”

“Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.”

“Restore to me the joy of Your salvation...”

We know all this too well. All this can become criminally habitual for us, such that neither tears nor sighs will be born to the soul, although familiar words are read often.

Let us at least notice the contrast that should accompany repentance. “The joy of salvation” is asked by the one who felt the “sadness and bitterness of destruction.” The Holy Spirit is asked not to be taken away by those who have felt a great loss - the loss of grace. The bones were crushed, the lips were sticky and parched, the heart was blackened and polluted. Only because the prophet vividly experiences and feels this, he asks: “don’t take it away,” “return,” “heal,” “cleanse.”

What are you saying, David?! Do you, the adulterer and the orderer of murder, convert the wicked? Is there anyone else more wicked than you? Whom do you call wicked and lawless, having yourself violated the main commandments?!

“Don’t judge me,” says David. - Calm down. I would not have dared to say this if the Holy Spirit had not moved my lips. I said something that I would never have dared to do myself, without grace facilitating my repentance.”

Here it is, the law! If a person sins, let him repent and not despair. And if he repents, he can lead others to repentance! A repentant sinner is the best preacher. He is the best because he is not proud and does not humiliate the wicked person within his soul. The best because he knows the soul of a sinner and knows the hellish languor within it. Here the Old Testament story reaches the heights of the coming Gospel. Because it was the renounced but repentant Peter who was given the keys of heaven. Because the former persecutor – Paul – repented and worked harder than anyone else in preaching the Gospel of Christ.

If you see a sinner, refrain from judging him until the time comes. If he is converted, he will lead many more souls to Christ than the imaginary righteous, who are prone to arrogance and arrogance, will bring.

And in another striking way the story of David anticipates the New Testament. In the Law there are sin offerings, trespass offerings, and many other sacrifices. But the king does not want to justify himself with them. He would have brought hundreds of sheep and oxen. The best incense would burn. I would command the most skilled Levites to blow the best trumpets. Instead, David seeks justification in contrition before God, in humility before Him: “You do not desire sacrifice... A sacrifice to God is a contrite spirit; You will not despise a contrite and humble heart, O God.”

The first stone Temple has not yet been built, and already the word is being heard that a person is justified not by sacrifice, but by humility. Is Solomon's future work really useless? No, it's not useless. The temple is needed, and it will be built. But the sacrifices of the Temple are educational sacrifices. They are only shadows and images. They point to Christ, but the one who believes in Christ is not the one who is zealous for sacrifice, but the one who carries within himself a humble thought and recognizes himself as a sinner in need of pardon.

This psalm is extremely important. His poems entered the holy of holies of the liturgy - the Eucharistic canon. This psalm is read in home prayers, in the rite of Matins, in the rite of the third hour, in the rite of confession, in requiem services and in all kinds of prayer songs. Especially during Lent, the words spoken on behalf of those praying are often heard in church: “Like David, I cry to You: have mercy on me, O God, in Your great mercy!” But the main thing is that with this psalm of repentance, all those who have sinned and are sickened by what they have done, console their souls and strengthen their weakened and despondent spirit; everyone whose heart is tormented by secret illnesses.

By his repentance, David leads us to faith in the One who is prophetically called the Son of David - to the Lord Christ. This saving faith is not alive and active in those who do not repent, who do not listen to what the Lord who began his sermon called us to: “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”

INTERPRETATION OF MORNING PRAYERS

Psalm 50, repentance

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, cleanse my iniquity. Above all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and I will take away my sin before me. To You alone have I sinned and done evil before You; for you may be justified in all of Your words, and you will always triumph over Your judgment. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. Behold, you have loved the truth; You have revealed to me the unknown and secret wisdom of Yours. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. My hearing brings joy and joy; humble bones will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit away from me. Reward me with the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit. I will teach the wicked Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God; the God of my salvation, my tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise. As if you had desired sacrifices, you would have given them: you do not favor burnt offerings. The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; God will not despise a broken and humble heart. Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then favor the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; Then they will place the bullock on Your altar.

Generosity- rich mercies. Most of all- especially. Yako- That's why. Az- I. I'll take it out- Always. Xie- Here. Hyssop- an herb used by the ancient Jews to sprinkle themselves with sacrificial blood. Pace- more. Dasi- give. Create- Do It. Right- righteous, sinless. womb- belly, the inside of a person. Reward- give. Orally- mouth, tongue. Ubo- truly. Burnt offering- a sacrifice of the ancient Jews, in which the entire animal was burned without remains on the altar. Please- give me bliss, make me happy. Zion- a mountain in Judea, in Jerusalem. Altar- altar.

Word psalm means song. This psalm was composed by the prophet David when he repented of his great sin - he killed the pious Uriah the Hittite and took possession of his wife Bathsheba. This psalm is called a repentant psalm because it expresses deep contrition for the sin committed and a fervent prayer for mercy. Therefore, this psalm is often read in church during services. We, who are guilty of many sins, should recite this psalm as often as possible.

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, cleanse my iniquity. With these words we ask that the Lord, in His special mercy, forgive our sins.

Translation: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, cleanse my iniquities. Wash me often from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I am aware of my iniquities, and my sin is always before me. You alone have I sinned and done evil in Your sight, so that You are righteous in Your judgment and pure in Your judgment. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sin. Behold, You loved the truth in my heart, and You showed me Your wisdom within me. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; and the bones broken by You will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and strengthen me with the sovereign Spirit. I will teach the wicked Your ways, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation, and my tongue will praise Your righteousness. God! Open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise. For You do not desire sacrifice, I would give it; You do not favor burnt offerings. A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; You will not despise a contrite and humble heart, O God. Bless Zion, O Lord, according to Your good pleasure; build up the walls of Jerusalem. Then the sacrifices of righteousness, the wave offerings and the burnt offerings will be acceptable to You; Then they will place bullocks on Your altar.

Athonite elders about repentance

The soul is cleansed from the stains of sin by repentance. Elder Anfim often used the following example: “What do those who have dirt on their faces and hands do? They turn on the faucet so that there is plenty of water flowing until they are washed off. Let us imitate them too. Let us open not one, but two taps - our eyes, so that abundant tears of repentance flow from them, which will wash away all the poisons of the vain world that have polluted and stained our damned soul. Only tears of repentance can cleanse the soul.”

Elder Philotheus said: “The sign of true repentance is deep experience, contrition and sorrow of the heart, sighs, prayers, fasting, vigils and tears. Such repentance is genuine and true. Such repentance is beneficial, for it grants forgiveness to the sinner and makes him a friend of God.”

Elder Jacob urged Christians to approach the sacrament of repentance without hesitation. He said: “Don’t hesitate, don’t be shy. Whatever you do, even the greatest sin, the confessor has the power from the Lord Christ himself and the apostles to forgive you, covering you with his stole.”

Elder Amphilochius said to the confessed sinner: “Brother, forget your sins, our Christ crossed them out from the Book of Life.”

Psalm 50 was written by King David when he repented of the great sins he had committed. One of them is the murder of the pious Uriah the Hittite and the second is that David committed adultery with his wife Bathsheba. This psalm is called repentant, since it expresses deep regret for the sin committed and a fervent prayer for mercy. In terms of depth of repentance, this prayer surpasses all others.

The Creed Psalm 50 is read very often during church services. All Christians who have committed voluntary and involuntary sins need to say the words of this sacred prayer as often as possible, pondering every word. Only sincere requests for mercy, coming from the depths of the soul, can be heard by the Almighty.

Interpretation of Psalm 50 Creed

The first lines of the penitent Psalm 50 King David about how great sin is, so he asks for God's great mercy. Only the generosity of the Lord can cleanse grave sin. Despite the fact that through his prophet the Lord announced to David that he was taking away his sins, the king asks him to completely cleanse him of sinful impurities. Everyone asking for the remission of sins must tirelessly pray to God that He will eradicate the very root of sin in the sinner, so that it never disturbs the soul.

In the prayer Creed Psalm 50, the prophet David submits himself not to human, but to God's court. Having hidden his iniquities from human eyes, he could not hide them from the Almighty, who is omnipresent and sees everything secret. Representing our natural tendency to sin, which has been embedded in man since the time of Adam, Christians are about forgiveness. David tells the Lord that He is the Truth and wants everyone to abide in it. David admitted that having received the gift of prophecy and all the wisdom of God, he responded with evil to the Lord’s trust in him. In the last verses of the Christian Psalm 50 of repentance there is a request and hope to get rid of sin, to receive news of pardon.

The meaning of Psalm 50 of King David

In the prayer Creed Psalm 50, it is emphasized that committed sin destroys not only the soul, but also the body, which weakens under the weight of sin. When sins are forgiven, the whole body is relieved and filled with joy. Sin separates a person from God, from the source of Life, so everyone must pray so as not to find themselves in darkness, where the face of God is not visible.

Psalm 50 of repentance ends with the image of sacrifice to God, which consists in purity of heart and soul. Striving towards the Lord, everyone will give himself entirely: his whole heart and his whole life.

Psalm 50 - the full text of the penitential psalm, King David

To the head of the choir. Psalm of David,
when the prophet Nathan came to him, after David entered Bathsheba.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, blot out my iniquities.
Wash me from my iniquity many times, and cleanse me from my sin,
for I acknowledge my iniquities, and my sin is always before me.
You, You alone, have I sinned and done evil in Your sight, so that You are righteous in Your judgment and pure in Your judgment.
Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sin.
Behold, You have shown me [Your] wisdom in my heart and within me.
Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and gladness, and the bones broken by You will rejoice.
Turn Your face away from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation and strengthen me with the sovereign Spirit.
I will teach the wicked Your ways, and the wicked will turn to You.
Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation, and my tongue will praise Your righteousness.
God! Open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise:
for You do not desire sacrifice, I would give it; You do not favor burnt offerings.
A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; You will not despise a contrite and humble heart, O God.
Bless, [Lord,] Zion according to Your good pleasure; build up the walls of Jerusalem:
then the sacrifices of righteousness, the wave offerings, and the burnt offerings will be acceptable to You; Then they will place bullocks on Your altar.

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Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, cleanse my iniquity. Above all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and I will take away my sin before me. You alone have sinned and done evil before You; for if you are justified in Your words, and become victorious, you will never judge You. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. Behold, you have loved the truth; You have revealed to me the unknown and secret wisdom of Yours. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. My hearing brings joy and joy; The humble bones will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not turn me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit away from me. Reward me with the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit. I will teach the wicked in Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation; My tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise. As if you had desired sacrifices, you would have given them: you do not favor burnt offerings. The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; God will not despise a broken and humble heart. Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then favor the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; Then they will place the bullock on Your altar.

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1 To the director of the choir. Psalm of David, 2 When the prophet Nathan came to him, after David had gone in to Bathsheba.

3 Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your compassions blot out my iniquities.