1. Have mercy on me, God, according to your faithful love!Wipe away my wrongdoings according to your great compassion!
2. Wash me completely clean of my guilt;purify me from my sin!
3. Because I know my wrongdoings,my sin is always right in front of me.
4. I’ve sinned against you—you alone.I’ve committed evil in your sight.That’s why you are justified when you render your verdict,completely correct when you issue your judgment.
5. Yes, I was born in guilt, in sin,from the moment my mother conceived me.
6. And yes, you want truth in the most hidden places;you teach me wisdom in the most secret space.
7. Purify me with hyssop and I will be clean;wash me and I will be whiter than snow.
8. Let me hear joy and celebration again;let the bones you crushed rejoice once more.