Psalms 51:7-17

7Sprinkle me with water and I will be pure; wash me and I will be whiter than snow.

8Grant me the ultimate joy of being forgiven! May the bones you crushed rejoice!

9Hide your face from my sins! Wipe away all my guilt!

10Create for me a pure heart, O God! Renew a resolute spirit within me!

11Do not reject me! Do not take your Holy Spirit away from me!

12Let me again experience the joy of your deliverance! Sustain me by giving me the desire to obey!

13Then I will teach rebels your merciful ways, and sinners will turn to you.

14Rescue me from the guilt of murder, O God, the God who delivers me! Then my tongue will shout for joy because of your deliverance.

15O Lord, give me the words! Then my mouth will praise you.

16Certainly you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it; you do not desire a burnt sacrifice.

17The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit – O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject.