Psalm 51, side by side

¹Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.

¹Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

²Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me from my sin.

²Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

³For I know my transgressions. My sin is constantly before me.

³For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

⁴Against you, and you only, I have sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight, so you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.

⁴Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

⁵Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.

⁵Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁶Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

⁶Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

⁷Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

⁷Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

⁸Let me hear joy and gladness, that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.

⁸Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

⁹Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.

⁹Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

¹⁰Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

¹⁰Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

¹¹Don’t throw me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.

¹¹Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

¹²Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.

¹²Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

¹³Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners will be converted to you.

¹³Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

¹⁴Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.

¹⁴Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

¹⁵Lord, open my lips. My mouth will declare your praise.

¹⁵O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

¹⁶For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.

¹⁶For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

¹⁷The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. O God, you will not despise a broken and contrite heart.

¹⁷The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

¹⁸Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.

¹⁸Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

¹⁹Then you will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offerings and in whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar.

¹⁹Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.