A Contrite Sinner’s Prayer for Pardon.

For the music director. A Psalm of David, when [a]Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

51 (A)Be gracious to me, God, according to Your faithfulness;
According to the greatness of (B)Your compassion, (C)wipe out my wrongdoings.

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  1. Psalm 51 Title 2 Sam 12:1

Psalm 51[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.(A)

Have mercy(B) on me, O God,
    according to your unfailing love;(C)
according to your great compassion(D)
    blot out(E) my transgressions.(F)

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  1. Psalm 51:1 In Hebrew texts 51:1-19 is numbered 51:3-21.

For You, Lord, are (A)good, and (B)ready to forgive,
And (C)abundant in mercy to all who call upon You.

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You, Lord, are forgiving and good,
    abounding in love(A) to all who call to you.

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15 But You, Lord, are a (A)compassionate and gracious God,
Slow to anger and abundant in mercy and [a]truth.

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  1. Psalm 86:15 Or faithfulness

15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious(A) God,
    slow to anger,(B) abounding(C) in love and faithfulness.(D)

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[a]For a (A)brief moment I abandoned you,
But with great compassion I will (B)gather you.
In an [b](C)outburst of anger
I hid My face from you for a moment,
But with everlasting (D)favor I will (E)have compassion on you,”
Says the Lord your (F)Redeemer.

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  1. Isaiah 54:7 Lit In
  2. Isaiah 54:8 Lit overflowing

“For a brief moment(A) I abandoned(B) you,
    but with deep compassion(C) I will bring you back.(D)
In a surge of anger(E)
    I hid(F) my face from you for a moment,
but with everlasting kindness(G)
    I will have compassion(H) on you,”
    says the Lord your Redeemer.(I)

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But God, being (A)rich in mercy, because of (B)His great love with which He loved us,

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But because of his great love for us,(A) God, who is rich in mercy,

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