⁰For the director, a psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, when he had gone in to Bath-Sheba.

¹Show me favor, God, according to your loyal love; according to the greatness of your compassion, wipe out my transgressions.

²Wash me abundantly from my guilt, and cleanse me from my sin.

³For I know my transgressions, and my sin is before me continually.

⁴Against you, you alone, I have sinned, and what is evil in your eyes I have done, so that you are righteous when you speak, you are clear when you judge.

⁵Behold, I was brought forth in guilt, and in sin my mother conceived me.

⁶Behold, you desire faithfulness in the inward parts, and in the secret place you make me know wisdom.

⁷Cleanse me from sin with hyssop, and I will be pure; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

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

⁹Hide your face from my sins, and wipe out all my iniquities.

¹⁰Create for me a clean heart, O God, and renew a firm breath within me.

¹¹Do not cast me out from your presence, and do not take the breath of your holiness from me.

¹²Return to me the joy of your salvation, and let a willing breath sustain me.

¹³I will teach rebels your ways, and sinners will return to you.

¹⁴Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, the God of my deliverance; my tongue will sing aloud for joy of your righteousness.

¹⁵O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.

¹⁶For you do not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; a burnt offering you do not accept.

¹⁷The sacrifices of God are a breath of brokenness; a broken and crushed heart, O God, you do not despise.

¹⁸In your good pleasure, do good to Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem.

¹⁹Then you will delight in sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offering and whole offering; then they will bring up bulls on your altar.