Psalm 51:1

For the choir director. A Psalm of David. When ¹Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

^aBe gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;

According to the abundance of ^bYour compassion ^cblot out my transgressions.

Psalm 51:2

^aWash me thoroughly from my iniquity

And ^bcleanse me from my sin.

¹Purify me ^awith hyssop, and I shall be clean;

²Wash me, and I shall be ^bwhiter than snow.

^aHide Your face from my sins

And blot out all my iniquities.