Psalm 51

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Parallel English Hebrew

	Translation	Transliteration
1.	For the choir director, a worship song of David,	lamnattstsêach mizmôwr l^edâwid
2.	on the visit of Nathan the prophet concerning the time he went in to Bath Sheba‘	b^ebôw’-’êlâyw nâthân hannâbîy’ ka’^asher-bâ’ ’el-bath-shâba‘
3.	Be gracious to me, Elohim, according to your kindness, according to the greatness of your nurture wipe away my faults.	chânnênîy ’^elôhîym k^echaç^edekhâ k^erôb rach^ameykhâ m^echêh ph^eshâ‘ây
4.	Thoroughly wash me from my wrong-doing and from my flaws make me clean,	hereb kabb^eçênîy mê‘^awônîy ûmêchattâ’thîy tah^arênîy
5.	for my faults indeed I know, and my flaws are plain to me continually.	kîy-ph^eshâ‘ay ’^anîy ’êdâ‘ w^echattâ’thîy neg^edîy thâmîyd
6.	Before you, before only you I have failed, and the harm in your eyes is of my own making, for indeed you are right in your speech, you are pure in your judgement.	l^ekhâ l^ebadd^ekhâ châtâ’thîy w^ehâra‘ b^e‘êyneykhâ ‘âsîythîy l^ema‘an tits^edaq b^edâbrekhâ tiz^ekeh b^eshâph^etekhâ
7.	Surely in wrong-doing I writhed at birth, flawed even in the hot passion of my mother.	hên-b^e‘âwôwn chôwlâl^etîy ûb^echêt^e’ yechemath^enîy ’immîy
8.	Surely faithfulness delights you in the hidden places and the sealed chamber wisdom you impart to me	hên-’^emeth châphats^etâ battuchôwth ûb^eçâthum chokhmâ thôwdîy‘ênîy
9.	lave me with hyssop and I will be clean wash me and even more than snow I shall be white	t^echatt^e’ênîy b^e’êzôwb w^e’et^ehâr t^ekhabb^eçênîy ûmishsheleg ’al^ebîyn
10.	Cause me to hear celebration and gladness allow rejoicing in the bones you have crushed	tash^emîy‘ênîy sâsôwn w^esim^echâh tâggêl^enâh ‘^atsâmôwth dikkîythâ
11.	Turn away your face from my flaws and all my wrong-doing wipe away.	haç^etêr pâneykhâ mêch^atâ’ây w^ekol-‘^awônôthay m^echêh
12.	A heart that is clean create for me Elohim and a spirit that is sure renew inside me.	lêb tahôwr b^erâ’-lîy ’^elôhîym w^erûach nâkhôwn chaddêsh b^eqir^ebîy
13.	Do not fling me away from your face, and the spirit of your holiness, do not take it from me.	’al-tash^elîykhênîy mill^ephâneykhâ w^erûach qâdsh^ekhâ ’al-tiqqach mimmennîy
14.	Restore I pray to me celebration in your salvation and a spirit that is willing foster in me.	hâshîybâh lîy s^esôwn yish‘ekhâ w^erûach n^edîybâh thiçm^ekhênîy
15.	I will teach those at fault your ways and those who are flawed to you restore	’^alamm^edâh phôsh^e‘îym d^erâkheykhâ w^echattâ’îym ’êlêykhâ yâshûbû
16.	Snatch me away from blood-guilt Elohim, Elohim of my deliverance. Cry out my tongue of your right dealings -	hatstsîylênîy middâmîym ’^elôhîym ’^elôhêy th^eshû‘âthîy t^erannên l^eshôwnîy tsid^eqâthekhâ
17.	Adonay my lips will open, and my mouth declare your praises,	’^adônây s^ephâthay tiph^etâch ûphîy yaggîyd t^ehillâthekhâ
18.	since you do not delight in sacrifice - or I would give it - offered-up things you do not favour.	kîy lô’-thatch^epôts zebach w^e’ettênâh ‘ôwlâh lô’ thir^etseh
19.	The sacrifices of Elohim are a spirit broken a heart broken and crushed Elohim do not despise.	zib^echêy ’^elôhîym rûach nish^ebârâh lêb-nish^ebâr w^enid^ekeh ’^elôhîym lô’ thib^ezeh
20.	Make good I pray in your favour to Tsiyon, rebuild the walls of Yerushalam.	hêytîybâh bir^etsôwn^ekhâ ’eth-tsîyyôwn tib^eneh chôwmôwth y^erûshâlâm
21.	Then you will delight in sacrifices of right relationship, offerings burnt and whole. Then offered up on your altar are young bulls.	’âz tach^epôts zib^echêy-tsedeq ‘ôwlâh w^ekhâlîyl ’az ya‘^alôw ‘al-mizbach^akhâ phârîym

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