• Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God

  • 1 Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the abundance of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.
  • 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity And cleanse me from my sin.
  • 3 For I know my transgressions, And my sin is ever before me.
  • 4 Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak And pure when You judge.
  • 5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.
  • 6 Behold, You delight in truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.
  • 7 Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
  • 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness, Let the bones which You have crushed rejoice.
  • 9 Hide Your face from my sins And blot out all my iniquities.
  • 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
  • 11 Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
  • 12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And sustain me with a willing spirit.
  • 13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners will be converted to You.
  • 14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation; Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.
  • 15 O Lord, open my lips, That my mouth may declare Your praise.
  • 16 For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering.
  • 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
  • 18 By Your favor do good to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem.
  • 19 Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, In burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then young bulls will be offered on Your altar.