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Psalm 51:1-10 New International Version (NIV)

1. Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.

2. Wash away all my iniquity and 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 sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and 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 will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

8. Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.

9. Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.

10. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

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