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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 51, Verse 5

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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.
King James Version
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
American Standard Version
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.
New English Translation
Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me.
World English Bible
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity. In sin my mother conceived 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.
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[Then] will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
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Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: [and] my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
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O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.