Psalm 51/Verse by Verse/Text

Text (Hebrew)	Verse	Text (CBC)
לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃	1	For the music director. A psalm. By David.
בְּֽבוֹא־אֵ֭לָיו נָתָ֣ן הַנָּבִ֑יא	2	When Nathan the prophet had come to him,
כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־בָּ֝֗א אֶל־בַּת־שָֽׁבַע׃		when he had had sexual intercourse with Bathsheba.
חָנֵּ֣נִי אֱלֹהִ֣ים כְּחַסְדֶּ֑ךָ	3	Show mercy to me, God, according to your loyalty;
כְּרֹ֥ב רַ֝חֲמֶ֗יךָ מְחֵ֣ה פְשָׁעָֽי׃		according to your abundant compassion wipe away my transgressions.
*הַרְבֵּה* כַּבְּסֵ֣נִי מֵעֲוֺנִ֑י	4	Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
וּֽמֵחַטָּאתִ֥י טַהֲרֵֽנִי׃		and cleanse me from my sin,
כִּֽי־פְ֭שָׁעַי אֲנִ֣י אֵדָ֑ע	5	because I am aware of my transgressions,
וְחַטָּאתִ֖י נֶגְדִּ֣י תָמִֽיד׃		and my sin is constantly in front of me.
לְךָ֤ לְבַדְּךָ֨ חָטָאתִי֮	6	Against you alone I have sinned,
וְהָרַ֥ע בְּעֵינֶ֗יךָ עָ֫שִׂ֥יתִי		and I have done what is evil in your eyes,
לְ֭מַעַן תִּצְדַּ֥ק *בְּדַבֵּרְךָ*		such that you are in the right when you speak,
תִּזְכֶּ֥ה בְשָׁפְטֶֽךָ׃		(and such that) you are faultless when you judge.
הֵן־בְּעָו֥וֹן חוֹלָ֑לְתִּי	7	Behold, I was born in iniquity,
וּ֝בְחֵ֗טְא יֶֽחֱמַ֥תְנִי אִמִּֽי׃		and in guilt my mother conceived me.
הֵן־אֱ֭מֶת חָפַ֣צְתָּ בַטֻּח֑וֹת	8	Behold, you desire faithfulness in the covered places,
*וּבַסָתֻם* חָכְמָ֥ה תוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃		so make me know wisdom in the closed-off place.
תְּחַטְּאֵ֣נִי בְאֵז֣וֹב וְאֶטְהָ֑ר	9	Purify me with hyssop, so that I will be clean;
תְּ֝כַבְּסֵ֗נִי וּמִשֶּׁ֥לֶג אַלְבִּֽין׃		wash me, so that I will be whiter than snow.
תַּ֭שְׁמִיעֵנִי שָׂשׂ֣וֹן וְשִׂמְחָ֑ה	10	Make me hear gladness and joy;
תָּ֝גֵ֗לְנָה עֲצָמ֥וֹת דִּכִּֽיתָ׃		may the bones that you have crushed rejoice.
הַסְתֵּ֣ר פָּ֭נֶיךָ מֵחֲטָאָ֑י	11	Hide your face from my sins,
וְֽכָל־עֲוֺ֖נֹתַ֣י מְחֵֽה׃		and wipe away all my iniquities.
לֵ֣ב טָ֭הוֹר בְּרָא־לִ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים	12	Create a clean heart for me, God,
וְר֥וּחַ נָ֝כ֗וֹן חַדֵּ֥שׁ בְּקִרְבִּֽי׃		and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
אַל־תַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥נִי מִלְּפָנֶ֑יךָ	13	Do not cast me away from before you,
וְר֥וּחַ קָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗ אַל־תִּקַּ֥ח מִמֶּֽנִּי׃		and do not take your holy spirit away from me.
הָשִׁ֣יבָה לִּ֭י שְׂשׂ֣וֹן יִשְׁעֶ֑ךָ	14	Restore to me the gladness that results from your salvation,
וְר֖וּחַ נְדִיבָ֣ה תִסְמְכֵֽנִי׃		and support me with a willing spirit.
אֲלַמְּדָ֣ה פֹשְׁעִ֣ים דְּרָכֶ֑יךָ	15	May I teach transgressors your ways,
וְ֝חַטָּאִ֗ים אֵלֶ֥יךָ יָשֽׁוּבוּ׃		so that sinners will turn back to you.
הַצִּ֘ילֵ֤נִי מִדָּמִ֨ים׀ אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים	16	Deliver me from bloodshed, God,
אֱלֹהֵ֥י תְּשׁוּעָתִ֑י		the God who saves me,
תְּרַנֵּ֥ן לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗י צִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃		(so that) my tongue will shout for joy about your righteousness.
אֲ֭דֹנָי שְׂפָתַ֣י תִּפְתָּ֑ח	17	Lord, open my lips,
וּ֝פִ֗י יַגִּ֥יד תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃		so that my mouth will report praise concerning you.
כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־תַחְפֹּ֣ץ זֶ֣בַח וְאֶתֵּ֑נָה	18	For you do not delight in sacrifice(s), or else I would bring (it);
ע֝וֹלָ֗ה לֹ֣א תִרְצֶֽה׃		you are not pleased with burnt offering(s).
*זִבְחִי* אֱלֹהִים֮ ר֪וּחַ נִשְׁבָּ֫רָ֥ה	19	The sacrifice I offer, God, is a broken spirit;
לֵב־נִשְׁבָּ֥ר וְנִדְכֶּ֑ה		a broken and crushed heart,
אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לֹ֣א תִבְזֶֽה׃		God, you do not despise.
הֵיטִ֣יבָה בִ֭רְצוֹנְךָ אֶת־צִיּ֑וֹן	20	Do good to Zion in accord with what pleases you;
תִּ֝בְנֶ֗ה חוֹמ֥וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃		build the walls of Jerusalem.
אָ֤ז תַּחְפֹּ֣ץ זִבְחֵי־צֶ֭דֶק עוֹלָ֣ה וְכָלִ֑יל	21	Then you will delight in right sacrifices, in burnt offering(s) and whole offering(s);
אָ֤ז יַעֲל֖וּ עַל־מִזְבַּחֲךָ֣ פָרִֽים׃		then people will offer up bulls on your altar.