Capítulo 51

¹For the choir director. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.

¹（大衛與拔示巴同室以後，先知拿單來見他；他作這詩，交與伶長。）神啊，求你按你的慈愛憐恤我！按你豐盛的慈悲塗抹我的過犯！

²Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity And cleanse me from my sin.

²求你將我的罪孽洗除淨盡，並潔除我的罪！

³For I know my transgressions, And my sin is ever before me.

³因為，我知道我的過犯；我的罪常在我面前。

⁴Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak And blameless when You judge.

⁴我向你犯罪，惟獨得罪了你；在你眼前行了這惡，以致你責備我的時候顯為公義，判斷我的時候顯為清正。

⁵Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.

⁵我是在罪孽裡生的，在我母親懷胎的時候就有了罪。

⁶Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.

⁶你所喜愛的是內裡誠實；你在我隱密處，必使我得智慧。

⁷Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

⁷求你用牛膝草潔淨我，我就乾淨；求你洗滌我，我就比雪更白。

⁸Make me to hear joy and gladness, Let the bones which You have broken rejoice.

⁸求你使我得聽歡喜快樂的聲音，使你所壓傷的骨頭可以踴躍。

⁹Hide Your face from my sins And blot out all my iniquities.

⁹求你掩面不看我的罪，塗抹我一切的罪孽。

¹⁰Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

¹⁰神啊，求你為我造清潔的心，使我裡面重新有正直（或譯：堅定）的靈。

¹¹Do not cast me away from Your presence And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

¹¹不要丟棄我，使我離開你的面；不要從我收回你的聖靈。

¹²Restore to me the joy of Your salvation And sustain me with a willing spirit.

¹²求你使我仍得救恩之樂，賜我樂意的靈扶持我，

¹³[Then] I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners will be converted to You.

¹³我就把你的道指教有過犯的人，罪人必歸順你。

¹⁴Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation; [Then] my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.

¹⁴神啊，你是拯救我的神；求你救我脫離流人血的罪！我的舌頭就高聲歌唱你的公義。

¹⁵O Lord, open my lips, That my mouth may declare Your praise.

¹⁵主啊，求你使我嘴唇張開，我的口便傳揚讚美你的話！

¹⁶For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering.

¹⁶你本不喜愛祭物，若喜愛，我就獻上；燔祭，你也不喜悅。

¹⁷The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

¹⁷神所要的祭就是憂傷的靈；神啊，憂傷痛悔的心，你必不輕看。

¹⁸By Your favor do good to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem.

¹⁸求你隨你的美意善待錫安，建造耶路撒冷的城牆。

¹⁹Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, In burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then young bulls will be offered on Your altar.

¹⁹那時，你必喜愛公義的祭和燔祭並全牲的燔祭；那時，人必將公牛獻在你壇上。