A Prayer for Restoration
1 For the choir director. A Davidic psalm, when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had gone to Bathsheba.(A)
Be gracious to me, God,
according to Your faithful love;
according to Your abundant compassion,
blot out my rebellion.(B)
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5 according to Your faithful love;
according to Your abundant compassion,
blot out my rebellion.(B)
Footnotes:
a.
Psalm 51:9: Lit Hide Your face
b.
Psalm 51:10: Or right
c.
Psalm 51:12: Or and sustain me with a noble spirit
d.
Psalm 51:17: Lit The sacrifices of God are
e.
Psalm 51:18: Or rebuild