1. Have mercy on me, O God,according to your unfailing love;according to your great compassionblot out my transgressions.
2. Wash away all my iniquityand cleanse me from my sin.
3. For I know my transgressions,and my sin is always before me.
4. Against you, you only, have I sinnedand done what is evil in your sight;so you are right in your verdictand justified when you judge.
5. Surely I was sinful at birth,sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
6. Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;you taught me wisdom in that secret place.
7. Cleanse me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8. Let me hear joy and gladness;let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
9. Hide your face from my sinsand blot out all my iniquity.
10. Create in me a pure heart, O God,and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11. Do not cast me from your presenceor take your Holy Spirit from me.
12. Restore to me the joy of your salvationand grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.