Daily Bible CEV February 28 Verses

Psalm 51
[For the music leader. A psalm by David when the prophet Nathan came to him after David had been with Bathsheba.]
A Prayer for Forgiveness

¹You are kind, God! Please have pity on me.

You are always merciful! Please wipe away my sins.

²Wash me clean from all of my sin and guilt.

³I know about my sins,

and I cannot forget my terrible guilt.

⁴You are really the one I have sinned against;

I have disobeyed you and have done wrong.

So it is right and fair for you

to correct and punish me.

⁵I have sinned and done wrong since the day I was born.

⁶But you want complete honesty,

so teach me true wisdom.

⁷Wash me with hyssop

until I am clean and whiter than snow.

⁸Let me be happy and joyful!

You crushed my bones, now let them celebrate.

⁹Turn your eyes from my sin and cover my guilt.

¹⁰Create pure thoughts in me

and make me faithful again.

¹¹Don't chase me away from you

or take your Holy Spirit away from me.

¹²Make me as happy as you did when you saved me;

make me want to obey!

¹³I will teach sinners your Law,

and they will return to you.

¹⁴Keep me from any deadly sin. Only you can save me!

Then I will shout and sing about your power to save.

¹⁵Help me to speak, and I will praise you, Lord.

¹⁶

Offerings and sacrifices are not what you want.

¹⁷The way to please you

is to feel sorrow deep in our hearts.

This is the kind of sacrifice you won't refuse.

¹⁸Please be willing, Lord, to help the city of Zion

and to rebuild its walls.

¹⁹Then you will be pleased with the proper sacrifices,

and we will offer bulls on your altar once again.

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