1 Have mercy, God, according to your gracious love, according to your unlimited compassion, erase my transgressions.
1 For the choir director. A Psalm of David, when (a)Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.(A)Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;According to the greatness of (B)Your compassion (C)blot out my transgressions.
1 {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.
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)
1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.
4 Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done what was evil in your sight. As a result, you are just in your pronouncement and clear in your judgment.
4 (G)Against You, You only, I have sinnedAnd done what is (H)evil in Your sight,So that (I)You (c)are justified (d)when You speakAnd (e)blameless when You judge.
4 Against 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.
6 Indeed, you are pleased with truth in the inner person, and you will teach me wisdom in my innermost parts.
6 Behold, You desire (K)truth in the (f)innermost being,And in the hidden part You will (L)make me know wisdom.
6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
6 Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being,And in the hidden part [of my heart] You will make me know wisdom.
14 Deliver me from the guilt of shedding blood, God, God of my salvation. Then my tongue will sing about your righteousness.
14 Deliver me from (AA)bloodguiltiness, O God, (AB)the God of my salvation;Then my (AC)tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.
14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
14 Save me from the guilt of bloodshed, God,(P)the God of my salvation,and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.(Q)
14 Rescue me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation;Then my tongue will sing joyfully of Your righteousness and Your justice.
16 Indeed, you do not delight in sacrifices, or I would give them, nor do you desire burnt offerings.
16 For You (AF)do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;You are not pleased with burnt offering.
16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
17 True sacrifice to God is a broken spirit. A broken and chastened heart, God, you will not despise.
17 The sacrifices of God are a (AG)broken spirit;A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
17 The sacrifice pleasing to God is(d) a broken spirit.God, You will not despise a broken and humbled heart.(T)
17 My [only] sacrifice [acceptable] to God is a broken spirit;A broken and contrite heart [broken with sorrow for sin, thoroughly penitent], such, O God, You will not despise.
19 Then you will be pleased with right sacrifices, with burnt offerings, and with whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar. To the Director: A Davidic instruction about Doeg, the Edomite, when he went to Saul and told him, "David went to the house of Abimelech."
19 Then You will delight in (o)(AJ)righteous sacrifices,In (AK)burnt offering and whole burnt offering;Then (p)young bulls will be offered on Your altar.
19 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.
19 Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices,whole burnt offerings;then bulls will be offered on Your altar.(V)
19 Then will You delight in the sacrifices of righteousness,In burnt offering and whole burnt offering;Then young bulls will be offered on Your altar.
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