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Psalms 51

19 aligned verses; 19 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Verse KJV King James Version YLT Young's Literal Translation
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David, in the coming inn unto him of Nathan the prophet, when he hath gone in unto Bath-Sheba. Favour me, O God, according to Thy kindness, According to the abundance of Thy mercies , Blot out my transgressions.
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin .
Thoroughly wash me from mine iniquity, And from my sin cleanse me,
For I acknowledge my transgressions : and my sin is ever before me.
For my transgressions I do know, And my sin ` is ' before me continually .
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest , and be clear when thou judgest .
Against Thee, Thee only, I have sinned, And done the evil thing in Thine eyes, So that Thou art righteous in Thy words , Thou art pure in Thy judging .
Behold , I was shapen in iniquity ; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Lo , in iniquity I have been brought forth, And in sin doth my mother conceive me.
Behold , thou desirest truth in the inward parts : and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom .
Lo , truth Thou hast desired in the inward parts , And in the hidden part Wisdom Thou causest me to know.
Purge me with hyssop , and I shall be clean : wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Thou cleansest me with hyssop and I am clean , Washest me, and than snow I am whiter .
Make me to hear joy and gladness ; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice .
Thou causest me to hear joy and gladness , Thou makest joyful bones Thou hast bruised .
Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
Hide Thy face from my sin. And all mine iniquities blot out .
Create in me a clean heart, O God ; and renew a right spirit within me.
A clean heart prepare for me , O God , And a right spirit renew within me.
Cast me not away from thy presence ; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
Cast me not forth from Thy presence , And Thy Holy Spirit take not from me.
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation ; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation , And a willing spirit doth sustain me .
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways ; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
I teach transgressors Thy ways , And sinners unto Thee do return .
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness , O God, thou God of my salvation : and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
Deliver me from blood , O God, God of my salvation , My tongue singeth of Thy righteousness.
O Lord, open thou my lips ; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
O Lord, my lips thou dost open, And my mouth declareth Thy praise.
For thou desirest not sacrifice ; else would I give it : thou delightest not in burnt offering.
For Thou desirest not sacrifice , or I give ` it ', Burnt - offering Thou acceptest not .
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit : a broken and a contrite heart , O God, thou wilt not despise.
The sacrifices of God ` are ' a broken spirit , A heart broken and bruised , O God, Thou dost not despise.
Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion : build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Do good in Thy good pleasure with Zion , Thou dost build the walls of Jerusalem.
Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering : then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar .
Then Thou desirest sacrifices of righteousness, Burnt - offering , and whole burnt - offering , Then they offer bullocks on thine altar !

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