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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 51, Verse 2

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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.
King James Version
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
American Standard Version
Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.
New English Translation
Wash away my wrongdoing! Cleanse me of my sin!
World English Bible
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me from my sin.
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For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin [is] ever before me.
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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.
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Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
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Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden [part] thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
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Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
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Make me to hear joy and gladness; [that] the bones [which] thou hast broken may rejoice.
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Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
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Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
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Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
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Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me [with thy] free spirit.