³ For I know my transgressions,
    and my sin is always before me.^(C)
4 Against you, you only, have I sinned^(D)
    and done what is evil in your sight;^(E)
so you are right in your verdict
    and justified when you judge.^(F)
5 Surely I was sinful^(G) at birth,^(H)
    sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
⁶ Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;
    you taught me wisdom^(I) in that secret place.^(J)

⁷ Cleanse^(K) me with hyssop,^(L) and I will be clean;
    wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.^(M)