To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1Havemercyחָנֵּ֣נִיcho.ne.niH2603upon me, OGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, according to thylovingkindnessכְּחַסְדֶּ֑ךָke.chas.De.khaH2617: according to themultitudeכְּרֹ֥בke.RoH7230of thy tendermerciesרַ֝חֲמֶ֗יךָra.cha.Mei.khaH7356blotoutמְחֵ֣הme.ChehH4229mytransgressionsפְשָׁעָֽי׃fe.sha.'AiH6588.
2Washכַּבְּסֵ֣נִיka.be.Se.niH3526methoroughlyהֶ֭רֶבHe.revH7235from myiniquityמֵעֲוֹנִ֑יme.'a.vo.NiH5771, andcleanseטַהֲרֵֽנִי׃ta.ha.Re.niH2891me from mysinוּֽמֵחַטָּאתִ֥יu.me.cha.ta.TiH2403.
3For Iacknowledgeאֵדָ֑ע'e.Da'H3045mytransgressionsH6588: and mysinוְחַטָּאתִ֖יve.cha.ta.TiH2403iseverתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548before me.
4Against thee, thee only, have Isinnedחָטָאתִי֮cha.ta.TiH2398, anddoneעָ֫שִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213thisevilוְהָרַ֥עve.ha.Ra'H7451in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֗יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869: that thou mayest bejustifiedתִּצְדַּ֥קtitz.DakH6663when thouspeakestבְּדָבְרֶ֗ךָbe.da.ve.Re.khaH1696, and beclearתִּזְכֶּ֥הtiz.KehH2135when thoujudgestבְשָׁפְטֶֽךָ׃ve.sha.fe.Te.khaH8199.
5Behold, I wasshapenחוֹלָ֑לְתִּיcho.Lal.tiH2342ininiquityבְּעָו֥וֹןbe.'a.VonH5771; and insinוּ֝בְחֵ֗טְאu.ve.Chet'H2399did mymotherאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517conceiveיֶֽחֱמַ֥תְנִיye.che.Mat.niH3179me.
6Behold, thoudesirestחָפַ֣צְתָּcha.Fatz.taH2654truthאֱ֭מֶת'E.metH571in the inwardpartsבַטֻּח֑וֹתva.tu.ChotH2910: and in thehiddenוּ֝בְסָתֻ֗םu.ve.sa.TumH5640part thou shalt make me toknowתוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃to.di.'E.niH3045wisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451.
7Purgeתְּחַטְּאֵ֣נִיte.cha.te.'E.niH2398me withhyssopבְאֵז֣וֹבve.'e.ZovH231, and I shall becleanוְאֶטְהָ֑רve.'et.HarH2891:washתְּ֝כַבְּסֵ֗נִיte.kha.be.Se.niH3526me, and I shall bewhiterאַלְבִּֽין׃'al.BinH3835thansnowוּמִשֶּׁ֥לֶגu.mi.She.legH7950.
8Make me tohearתַּ֭שְׁמִיעֵנִיTash.mi.'e.niH8085joyשָׂשׂ֣וֹןsa.SonH8342andgladnessוְשִׂמְחָ֑הve.sim.ChahH8057; that thebonesעֲצָמ֥וֹתa.tza.MotH6106which thou hastbrokenדִּכִּֽיתָ׃di.Ki.taH1794mayrejoiceתָּ֝גֵ֗לְנָהta.Ge.le.nahH1523.
9Hideהַסְתֵּ֣רhas.TerH5641thyfaceפָּ֭נֶיךָPa.nei.khaH6440from mysinsמֵחֲטָאָ֑יme.cha.ta.'AiH2399, and blotoutמְחֵֽה׃me.ChehH4229all myiniquitiesעֲוֹ֖נֹתַ֣י'a.Vo.no.TaiH5771.
10Createבְּרָא־be.ra'-H1254in me acleanטָ֭הוֹרTa.horH2889heartלֵ֣בlevH3820, OGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430; andrenewחַדֵּ֥שׁcha.DeshH2318arightנָ֝כ֗וֹןna.KhonH3559spiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307withinבְּקִרְבִּֽי׃be.kir.BiH7130me.
11Cast me notawayתַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥נִיtash.li.Khe.niH7993from thypresenceH6440; andtakeתִּקַּ֥חti.KachH3947not thyHolyקָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗kod.she.chaH6944Spiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307from me.
12Restoreהָשִׁ֣יבָהha.Shi.vahH7725to me thejoyשְׂשׂ֣וֹןse.SonH8342of thysalvationיִשְׁעֶ֑ךָyish.'E.khaH3468; andupholdתִסְמְכֵֽנִי׃tis.me.Khe.niH5564me with thyfreeנְדִיבָ֣הne.di.VahH5081spiritH7307.
13Then will Iteachאֲלַמְּדָ֣ה'a.la.me.DahH3925transgressorsפֹשְׁעִ֣יםfo.she.'ImH6586thywaysדְּרָכֶ֑יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870; andsinnersוְ֝חַטָּאִ֗יםve.cha.ta.'ImH2400shall beconvertedיָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ya.Shu.vuH7725to thee.
14Deliverהַצִּ֘ילֵ֤נִיha.Tzi.Le.niH5337me from bloodguiltinessמִדָּמִ֨ים׀mi.da.MimH1818, OGodאֱֽלֹהִ֗ים'elo.HimH430, thouGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of mysalvationתְּשׁוּעָתִ֑יte.shu.'a.TiH8668: and mytongueלְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗יle.sho.NiH3956shall singaloudתְּרַנֵּ֥ןte.ra.NenH7442of thyrighteousnessצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃tzid.ka.Te.chaH6666.
15OLordאֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiH136,openתִּפְתָּ֑חtif.TachH6605thou mylipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193; and mymouthוּ֝פִ֗יu.FiH6310shall showforthיַגִּ֥ידya.GidH5046thypraiseתְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃te.hi.la.Te.khaH8416.
16For thoudesirestתַחְפֹּ֣ץtach.PotzH2654notsacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077; else would Igiveוְאֶתֵּ֑נָהve.'e.Te.nahH5414it : thoudelightestתִרְצֶֽה׃tir.TzehH7521not in burntofferingע֝וֹלָ֗הo.LahH5930.
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