Tehillim 51 - Chapter 51 - Psalm 51

Lamnatsêach mizmor ledavid
Bevo elav Natan hanavi, caasher ba el Bat Sháva
Choneni Elohim kechasdêcha, kerov rachamêcha meche feshaai
Hérev cabesseni meavoni, umechatati taharêni
Ki feshaai ani eda, vechatati negdi tamid
Lechá levadechá chatáti, vehara beenêcha assíti, lemáan tits’dac bedavrêcha, tizke veshoftêcha
Hen beavon cholalti, uvchet iechematni imi
Hen emét chafáts’ta vatuchot, uvsatum chochma todiêni
Techateêni veezov veet’har, techabessêni umishéleg albin
Tashmiêni sasson vessimchá, taguêlna atsamot dikíta
Haster panêcha mechataai, vechol avonotai meche
Lev tahor bera li Elohim, verúach nachon chadesh bekirbi
Al tashlichêni milefanêcha, verúach codshechá al ticach mimêni
Hashíva li sesson yish’êcha, verúach nediva tismechêni
Alamedá fosh’im derachêcha, vechataim elêcha iashúvu
Hatsilêni midamim, Elohim Elohê teshuati, teranen leshoni tsidcatêcha
Adonai sefatai tiftach, ufi iaguid tehilatêcha
Ki lo tachpots zévach veetêna, olá lo tirtse
Zivchê Elohim rúach nishbára, lev nishbar venidkê Elohim lo tivze
Hetiva virtsonechá et Tsión, tivnê chomót Ierushalayim
Az tachpóts zivchê tsédec olá vechalil, az iaalu al mizbachachá farim

1. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David,
2. When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
3. Be gracious to me, O God, according to your loving kindness; according to the multitude of your mercies blot out my transgressions.
4. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
5. For I acknowledge my transgressions; and my sin is always before me.
6. Against you, you alone, have I sinned, and done this evil in your sight; so that you are justified in your sentence, and clear in your judgment.
7. Behold, I was shaped in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.
8. Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts; therefore teach me wisdom in the inmost heart.
9. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
10. Let me hear joy and gladness; that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.
11. Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
12. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a constant spirit inside me.
13. Do not cast me away from your presence; and do not take your holy spirit from me.
14. Restore to me the joy of your salvation; and uphold me with a willing spirit.
15. Then I will teach transgressors your ways; and sinners shall return to you.
16. Save me from bloodguiltiness, O God, you God of my salvation; and my tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
17. O Lord, open you my lips; and my mouth shall declare your praise.
18. For you do not desire sacrifice; or else would I give it; you do not delight in burnt offering.
19. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
20. Do good in your good will to Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem.
21. Then shall you be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering; then shall they offer bulls upon your altar.

A prayer for forgiveness

This psalm speaks of when Nathan the prophet went to David's palace, and rebuked him for his sin with Bathsheba. David then secluded himself with God, offering awe-inspiring prayers and begging forgiveness. Every person should recite this psalm for his sins and transgressions.