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Miserere. The repentance and confession of David after his sin. The fourth penitential psalm.

 1 Unto the end, a psalm of David,  2 When Nathan the prophet came to him after he had sinned with Bethsabee.  3 Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy great mercy. And according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my iniquity.  4 Wash me yet more from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.  5 For I know my iniquity, and my sin is always before me.

 6 To thee only have I sinned, and have done evil before thee: that thou mayst be justified in thy words and mayst overcome when thou art judged.  7 For behold I was conceived in iniquities; and in sins did my mother conceive me.  8 For behold thou hast loved truth: the uncertain and hidden things of thy wisdom thou hast made manifest to me.  9 Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.  10 To my hearing thou shalt give joy and gladness: and the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice.

 11 Turn away thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.  12 Create a clean heart in me, O God: and renew a right spirit within my bowels.  13 Cast me not away from thy face; and take not thy holy spirit from me.  14 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and strengthen me with a perfect spirit.  15 I will teach the unjust thy ways: and the wicked shall be converted to thee.

 16 Deliver me from blood, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall extol thy justice.  17 O Lord, thou wilt open my lips: and my mouth shall declare thy praise.  18 For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would indeed have given it: with burnt offerings thou wilt not be delighted.  19 A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: a contrite and humbled heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.  20 Deal favourably, O Lord, in thy good will with Sion; that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up.

 21 Then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations and whole burnt offerings: then shall they lay calves upon thy altar.

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