Psalms 51:1

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
KJV
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
WEB
Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
ASV
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
DARBY
{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.} Be gracious unto me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness; according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
BLB
For the one directing. A Psalm of David, in the coming of Nathan the prophet to him after that he had gone in to Bathsheba. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> Have mercy on me O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to the abundance of Your compassion, wipe out my transgressions.
ÅB
Vær meg nådig, Gud, etter din miskunnhet, utslett mine overtredelser etter din store barmhjertighet!
OTB
Vær meg nådig, Gud, i din miskunn;
Stryk ut mine overtredelser etter din store barmhjertighet.
B1930
Vær mig nådig, Gud, efter din miskunnhet, utslett mine overtredelser efter din store barmhjertighet!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 3:19

    Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

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  • Isaiah 44:22

    I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.

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  • Isaiah 43:25

    I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

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  • Psalms 51:9

    Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

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  • Colossians 2:14

    Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

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  • Psalms 69:16

    Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

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  • 2 Samuel 11:2–12:13

    And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

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  • Ephesians 1:6–8

    To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

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