Dee 51 Psalm

To dän Haupt Musikaunt, en Psalm fonn Doft – Aus Natan dee Profeet no am kjeen no däm daut hee Fekjea haud jehaut met Batseeba.

Sie jnädijch to mie O Gott, no dien Erboarme, no diene groote leeftolje Erboarmunje, doo miene Äweträdunje utlasche.

Wausch mie gausentgoa fonn mien Beeset, un moak mie rein fonn miene Sind.

Dan ekj doo miene Äwträdunge bekjane; miene Sind es emma fer mie.

Jäajen die, un die auleen, ha ekj jesindijcht un Beeset jedone enn diene Uage; daut du muchst jerajchtfoadijcht senne wan du rätst, un kloa senne wan du rejchte deist.

See, ekj wort enne Sind jebuare, un miene Mutta deed mie enn Sind bejriepe.

See, du deist Woarheit felange enn daut ennalijchet, un enn daut festoakne deist du mie Weisheit leare.

Reinj mie met Iesopp, un ekj woa rein senne, wausch mie, un ekj woa witta senne aus Schnee.

Moak mie foll Freid un froo senne to heare, daut dee Knoakes dee du jebroake hast sikj freihe kjenne.

Festäakj dien Jesejcht fonn miene Sind, un doo aul miene Onnjerajchtijchkjeite utlasche.

10 Erschauf enn mie en reinet Hoat, O Gott; un doo en staunthauftja Jeist enn mie nie moake.

11 Doo mie nijch fonn dien Doasenne wajch schmiete, un nem dien Heilje Jeist nijch fonn mie.

12 Jeff mie wada dee Freid fonn diene Radunk, un hool mie opprajcht met dien welja Jeist.

13 Dan woa ekj Äwaträda enn dien Wajch unjarejchte; en Sinda woare to die bekjeat woare.

14 Rad mie fonn dee Schult fonn Bloot fejeete, O Gott; O Gott miene Radunk; miene Tunj woat äwalud sinje fonn diene Jerajchtijchkjeit.

15 O Herr, moak miene Leppe op, un mien Mul woat dien Preis fäa brinje.

16 Dan du west nijch Opfa ha, sest wudd ekj daut jaewe; du hast kjeen Fejneaje enn Braunt Opfa.

17 Gott sien Opfa es en jebroakna Jeist; en jebroaknet un Buessfoadjet Hoat, O Gott, woascht du nijch fe-achte.

18 Doo Goots enn dien gooda Plezhea to Zion; bu dee Jerusalem Wenj opp.

19 Dan woascht du en Jefaule ha aun dee Jerajchtijchkjeits Opfa, met Braunt Opfa un gaunse Opfa; dan woare see Bolles opfre opp dien Aultoa.

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)
Wash away(G) all my iniquity
    and cleanse(H) me from my sin.

For I know my transgressions,
    and my sin is always before me.(I)
Against you, you only, have I sinned(J)
    and done what is evil in your sight;(K)
so you are right in your verdict
    and justified when you judge.(L)
Surely I was sinful(M) at birth,(N)
    sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;
    you taught me wisdom(O) in that secret place.(P)

Cleanse(Q) me with hyssop,(R) and I will be clean;
    wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.(S)
Let me hear joy and gladness;(T)
    let the bones(U) you have crushed rejoice.
Hide your face from my sins(V)
    and blot out(W) all my iniquity.

10 Create in me a pure heart,(X) O God,
    and renew a steadfast spirit within me.(Y)
11 Do not cast me(Z) from your presence(AA)
    or take your Holy Spirit(AB) from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation(AC)
    and grant me a willing spirit,(AD) to sustain me.(AE)

13 Then I will teach transgressors your ways,(AF)
    so that sinners(AG) will turn back to you.(AH)
14 Deliver me(AI) from the guilt of bloodshed,(AJ) O God,
    you who are God my Savior,(AK)
    and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.(AL)
15 Open my lips, Lord,(AM)
    and my mouth will declare your praise.
16 You do not delight in sacrifice,(AN) or I would bring it;
    you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
17 My sacrifice,(AO) O God, is[b] a broken spirit;
    a broken and contrite heart(AP)
    you, God, will not despise.

18 May it please you to prosper Zion,(AQ)
    to build up the walls of Jerusalem.(AR)
19 Then you will delight in the sacrifices of the righteous,(AS)
    in burnt offerings(AT) offered whole;
    then bulls(AU) will be offered on your altar.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 51:1 In Hebrew texts 51:1-19 is numbered 51:3-21.
  2. Psalm 51:17 Or The sacrifices of God are