Psalm 32:1-11

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You Forgave the Iniquity of My Sin

Of David. A ¹Maskil.

^aHow blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,

Whose sin is covered!

How blessed is the man whose iniquity Yahweh ^awill not take into account,

And in whose spirit there is ^bno deceit!

When ^aI kept silent about my sin, ^bmy ¹bones wasted away

Through my ²^cgroaning all day long.

For day and night ^aYour hand was heavy upon me;

My ¹^bvitality was drained away as with the heat of summer. ²Selah.

I ^aacknowledged my sin to You,

And my iniquity I ^bdid not cover up;

I said, “^cI will confess my transgressions to Yahweh;”

And You ^dforgave the ¹iniquity of my sin. Selah.

Therefore, let every holy one pray to You ¹^aat a time when You may be found;

Surely ^bin a flood of great waters they will not reach him.

You are ^amy hiding place; You ^bguard me from trouble;

You surround me with ¹^csongs of deliverance. Selah.

I will ^agive you insight and teach you in the way which you should go;

I will counsel you ^bwith My eye upon you.

Do not be ^aas the horse or as the mule which have no understanding,

Whose harness are bit and bridle to control them,

Otherwise they will not come near you.

Many are the ^asorrows of the wicked,

But ^bhe who trusts in Yahweh, lovingkindness shall surround him.

Be ^aglad in Yahweh and rejoice, you righteous ones;

And shout for joy, all you who are ^bupright in heart.

Psalm 51:1-19

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Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God

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.

^aWash me thoroughly from my iniquity

And ^bcleanse me from my sin.

For ¹I ^aknow my transgressions,

And my sin is ever before me.

^aAgainst You, You only, I have sinned

And done what is ^bevil in Your sight,

So that ^cYou ¹are justified ²when You speak

And pure when You judge.

Behold, I was ^abrought forth in iniquity,

And in sin my mother conceived me.

Behold, You delight in ^atruth in the ¹innermost being,

And in the hidden part You will ^bmake me know wisdom.

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

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

¹Make me to hear ^ajoy and gladness,

Let the ^bbones which You have crushed rejoice.

^aHide Your face from my sins

And blot out all my iniquities.

^aCreate ¹in me a ^bclean heart, O God,

And renew ²a ^csteadfast spirit within me.

^aDo not cast me away from Your presence

And do not take Your ^bHoly Spirit from me.

Restore to me the ^ajoy of Your salvation

And sustain me with a ^bwilling spirit.

Then I will ^ateach transgressors Your ways,

And sinners will ¹be ^bconverted to You.

Deliver me from ^abloodguiltiness, O God, ^bthe God of my salvation;

Then my ^ctongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.

O Lord, ¹^aopen my lips,

That my mouth may ^bdeclare Your praise.

For You ^ado not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;

You are not pleased with burnt offering.

The sacrifices of God are a ^abroken spirit;

A broken and a ¹contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

^aBy Your favor do good to Zion;

¹^bBuild the walls of Jerusalem.

Then You will delight in ¹^arighteous sacrifices,

In ^bburnt offering and whole burnt offering;

Then ²young bulls will be offered on Your altar.

Psalm 103:1-22

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Bless Yahweh, O My Soul

Of David.

^aBless Yahweh, O my soul,

And all that is within me, bless His ^bholy name.

Bless Yahweh, O my soul,

And ^aforget none of His benefits;

Who ^apardons all your iniquities,

Who ^bheals all your diseases;

Who ^aredeems your life from the pit,

Who ^bcrowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;

Who ^asatisfies your ¹years with good things,

So that your youth is ^brenewed like the eagle.

Yahweh ^aperforms righteous deeds

And judgments for all who are ^boppressed.

He ^amade known His ways to Moses,

His ^bacts to the sons of Israel.

Yahweh is ^acompassionate and gracious,

^bSlow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.

He ^awill not always contend with us,

And He will not ^bkeep His anger forever.

He has ^anot dealt with us according to our sins,

And He has not rewarded us according to our iniquities.

For as high ^aas the heavens are above the earth,

So great is His lovingkindness toward those who ¹fear Him.

As far as the east is from the west,

So far has He ^aremoved our transgressions from us.

^aAs a father has compassion on his children,

So Yahweh has compassion on those who ¹fear Him.

For ^aHe Himself knows ¹our form;

He ^bremembers that we are but ^cdust.

As for man, his days are ^alike grass;

As a ^bflower of the field, so he flowers.

When the ^awind has passed over it, it is no more,

And its ^bplace acknowledges it no longer.

But the ^alovingkindness of Yahweh is from everlasting to everlasting on those who ¹fear Him,

And His ²righteousness ^bto children’s children,

To ^athose who keep His covenant

And remember His precepts to do them.

Yahweh has established His ^athrone in the heavens,

And His ^bkingdom rules over ¹all.

Bless Yahweh, you ^aHis angels,

^bMighty in strength, who ^cperform His word,

^dObeying the voice of His word!

Bless Yahweh, all you ^aHis hosts,

You ^bwho serve Him, doing His will.

Bless Yahweh, ^aall you works of His,

In all places of His rule;

Bless Yahweh, O my soul!