{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/51","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T05:38:36.226Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":51,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":50,"nextChapter":52,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":19},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Unto the end, a psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had sinned with Bethsabee. Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy great mercy. And according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my iniquity. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Wash me yet more from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"For I know my iniquity, and my sin is always before me. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"To thee only have I sinned, and have done evil before thee: that thou mayst be justified in thy words and mayst overcome when thou art judged. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"For behold I was conceived in iniquities; and in sins did my mother conceive me. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"For behold thou hast loved truth: the uncertain and hidden things of thy wisdom thou hast made manifest to me. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"To my hearing thou shalt give joy and gladness: and the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Turn away thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"Create a clean heart in me, O God: and renew a right spirit within my bowels. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Cast me not away from thy face; and take not thy holy spirit from me. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and strengthen me with a perfect spirit. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"I will teach the unjust thy ways: and the wicked shall be converted to thee. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Deliver me from blood, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall extol thy justice. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"O Lord, thou wilt open my lips: and my mouth shall declare thy praise. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would indeed have given it: with burnt offerings thou wilt not be delighted. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: a contrite and humbled heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"Deal favourably, O Lord, in thy good will with Sion; that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations and whole burnt offerings: then shall they lay calves upon thy altar. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 51 (DRB)","markdown":"[Psalms 51](https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/51)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/51 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}