Psalm 51:1

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba.

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.

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1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.

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Psalm 51:1 in every translation

BSB Berean Standard Bible: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
KJV King James Version: Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
WEB World English Bible: Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
ASV American Standard Version: Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David, in the coming in unto him of Nathan the prophet, when he hath gone in unto Bath-Sheba. Favour me, O God, according to Thy kindness, According to the abundance of Thy mercies, Blot out my transgressions.
DBY Darby Translation: Be gracious unto me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness; according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
WBS Webster Bible: To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness: according to the multitude of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.