诗篇
CH. 51
1
(大卫与拔示巴同室以后,先知拿单来见他。他作这诗,交与伶长。)神阿,求你按你的慈爱怜恤我,按你丰盛的慈悲涂抹我的过犯。

For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
2
求你将我的罪孽洗除净尽,并洁除我的罪。

Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
3
因为我知道我的过犯,我的罪常在我面前。

For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
4
我向你犯罪,惟独得罪了你,在你眼前行了这恶,以致你责备我的时候,显为公义。判断我的时候,显为清正。

Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge.
5
我是在罪孽里生的。在我母亲怀胎的时候,就有了罪。

Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
6
你所喜爱的,是内里诚实。你在我隐密处,必使我得智慧。

Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
7
求你用牛膝草洁净我,我就干净,求你洗涤我,我就比雪更白。

Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8
求你使我得听欢喜快乐的声音,使你所压伤的骨头,可以踊跃。

Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.
9
求你掩面不看我的罪,涂抹我一切的罪孽。

Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.
10
神阿,求你为我造清洁的心,使我里面重新有正直的灵。(正直或作坚定)。

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11
不要丢弃我,使我离开你的面。不要从我收回你的圣灵。

Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.
12
求你使我仍得救恩之乐,赐我乐意的灵扶持我。

Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.
13
我就把你的道指教有过犯的人。罪人必归顺你。

Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn back to you.
14
神阿,你是拯救我的神。求你救我脱离流人血的罪。我的舌头就高声歌唱你的公义。

Save me from bloodguilt, O God, the God who saves me, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.
15
主阿,求你使我嘴唇张开,我的口便传扬赞美你的话。

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.
16
你本不喜爱祭物。若喜爱,我就献上。燔祭你也不喜悦。

You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
17
神所要的祭,就是忧伤的灵。神阿,忧伤痛悔的心,你必不轻看。

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.
18
求你随你的美意善待锡安,建造耶路撒冷的城墙。

In your good pleasure make Zion prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
19
那时,你必喜爱公义的祭,和燔祭并全牲的燔祭。那时,人必将公牛献在你坛上。

Then there will be righteous sacrifices, whole burnt offerings to delight you; then bulls will be offered on your altar.