Psalms 51:1-7

1Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.

2Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin.

3For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night.

4Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just.

5For I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.

6But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there.

7Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.