Tehillim 51

³Have mercy upon me, O Elohim, according to Thy chesed;

according unto the multitude of Thy rachamim blot out my peysha'im (transgressions, rebellions) .

⁴Wash me thoroughly from mine avon (iniquity) ,

and cleanse me from my chattat (sin) .

⁵For I acknowledge my peysha'im (transgressions, rebellions) ;

and my chattat (sin) is ever before me.

⁶Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned,

and done the rah in Thy sight;

that Thou mightest be found just when Thou speakest,

and be blameless when Thou judgest.

⁷Surely, I was brought forth in avon;

and in chet did immi conceive me.

⁸Surely Thou desirest emes in the inward parts;

and in the inmost place Thou shalt make me to know chochmah.

⁹Purge me with ezov (hyssop) ,

and I shall be tahor;

wash me,

and I shall be whiter than sheleg (snow) .

¹⁰Make me to hear sasson and simchah;

that the atzmot which Thou hast broken may rejoice.

¹¹Hide Thy face from my chatta'im,

and blot out all mine avonot.

¹²Bara in me a lev tahor, O Elohim;[#51:12 Gn 1:1]

and renew a ruach nekhon (steadfast spirit) within me.

¹³Cast me not away from Thy presence;

and take not Thy Ruach Hakodesh from me.

¹⁴Restore unto me the sasson of Thy salvation;

and uphold me with a ruach nedivah (a willing spirit) .

¹⁵Then will I teach poshe'im (transgressors) Thy drakhim;

and chatta'im (sinners) shall be converted unto Thee.

¹⁶Save me from damim (bloodguiltiness) ,

O Elohim, Thou Elohei Teshuati;

and my leshon shall sing aloud of Thy tzedakah.

¹⁷Adonoi, open Thou my lips;

and my mouth shall show forth Thy tehillah (praise) .

¹⁸For Thou desirest not zevach (sacrifice) ;

else would I give it; Thou delightest not in olah (burnt offering) .

¹⁹The zivkhei Elohim are a ruach nishbarah (broken spirit) ;

a broken and contrite lev, O Elohim, Thou wilt not despise.

²⁰Do good in Thy good pleasure unto Tziyon;

build Thou the chomot Yerushalayim.

²¹Then shalt Thou be pleased with zivkhei tzedek (true sacrifices, sacrifices of righteousness) ,

with olah (burnt offering) and whole burnt offering;

then shall they offer parim (bulls) upon Thine Mizbe'ach.