Psalms 50 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 51

¹For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), A Psalm^H4210 of David^H1732, when Nathan^H5416 the prophet^H5030 came^H935^(H8800) unto him, after he had gone in^H935^(H8804) to Bathsheba^H1339. Have mercy^H2603^(H8798) upon me, O God^H430, according to thy lovingkindness^H2617: according unto the multitude^H7230 of thy tender mercies^H7356 blot out^H4229^(H8798) my transgressions^H6588.

² Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me from my sin.

KJVWash^H3526^(H8761) me throughly^H7235^(H8685) from mine iniquity^H5771, and cleanse^H2891^(H8761) me from my sin^H2403.

³ For I know my transgressions. My sin is constantly before me.

KJVFor I acknowledge^H3045^(H8799) my transgressions^H6588: and my sin^H2403 is ever^H8548 before me.

⁴ Against you, and you only, I have sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight, so you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.

KJVAgainst thee, thee only, have I sinned^H2398^(H8804), and done^H6213^(H8804) this evil^H7451 in thy sight^H5869: that thou mightest be justified^H6663^(H8799) when thou speakest^H1696^(H8800), and be clear^H2135^(H8799) when thou judgest^H8199^(H8800).

⁵ Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.

KJVBehold, I was shapen^H2342^(H8797) in iniquity^H5771; and in sin^H2399 did my mother^H517 conceive^H3179^(H8765) me.

⁶ Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

KJVBehold, thou desirest^H2654^(H8804) truth^H571 in the inward parts^H2910: and in the hidden^H5640^(H8803) part thou shalt make me to know^H3045^(H8686) wisdom^H2451.

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

KJVPurge^H2398^(H8762) me with hyssop^H231, and I shall be clean^H2891^(H8799): wash^H3526^(H8762) me, and I shall be whiter^H3835^(H8686) than snow^H7950.

⁸ Let me hear joy and gladness, that the bones which you have broken may rejoice.

KJVMake me to hear^H8085^(H8686) joy^H8342 and gladness^H8057; that the bones^H6106 which thou hast broken^H1794^(H8765) may rejoice^H1523^(H8799).

⁹ Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.

KJVHide^H5641^(H8685) thy face^H6440 from my sins^H2399, and blot out^H4229^(H8798) all mine iniquities^H5771.

¹⁰ Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

KJVCreate^H1254^(H8798) in me a clean^H2889 heart^H3820, O God^H430; and renew^H2318^(H8761) a right^H3559^(H8737) spirit^H7307 within^H7130 me.

¹¹ Don’t throw me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.

KJVCast me not away^H7993^(H8686) from thy presence^H6440; and take^H3947^(H8799) not thy holy^H6944 spirit^H7307 from me.

¹² Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.

KJVRestore^H7725^(H8685) unto me the joy^H8342 of thy salvation^H3468; and uphold^H5564^(H8799) me with thy free^H5081 spirit^H7307.

¹³ Then I will teach transgressors your ways. Sinners will be converted to you.

KJVThen will I teach^H3925^(H8762) transgressors^H6586^(H8802) thy ways^H1870; and sinners^H2400 shall be converted^H7725^(H8799) unto thee.

¹⁴ Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness.

KJVDeliver^H5337^(H8685) me from bloodguiltiness^H1818, O God^H430, thou God^H430 of my salvation^H8668: and my tongue^H3956 shall sing aloud^H7442^(H8762) of thy righteousness^H6666.

¹⁵ Lord, open my lips. My mouth will declare your praise.

KJVO Lord^H136, open^H6605^(H8799) thou my lips^H8193; and my mouth^H6310 shall shew forth^H5046^(H8686) thy praise^H8416.

¹⁶ For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.

KJVFor thou desirest^H2654^(H8799) not sacrifice^H2077; else would I give^H5414^(H8799) it: thou delightest^H7521^(H8799) not in burnt offering^H5930.

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

KJVThe sacrifices^H2077 of God^H430 are a broken^H7665^(H8737) spirit^H7307: a broken^H7665^(H8737) and a contrite^H1794^(H8737) heart^H3820, O God^H430, thou wilt not despise^H959^(H8799).

¹⁸ Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.

KJVDo good^H3190^(H8685) in thy good pleasure^H7522 unto Zion^H6726: build^H1129^(H8799) thou the walls^H2346 of Jerusalem^H3389.

¹⁹ Then you will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offerings and in whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar.

KJVThen shalt thou be pleased^H2654^(H8799) with the sacrifices^H2077 of righteousness^H6664, with burnt offering^H5930 and whole^H3632 burnt offering^H5930: then shall they offer^H5927^(H8686) bullocks^H6499 upon thine altar^H4196.

WEB·Psalms 50

¹A Psalm by Asaph. The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, speaks, and calls the earth from sunrise to sunset.

KJVA Psalm^H4210 of Asaph^H623. The mighty^H410 God^H430, even the LORD^H3068, hath spoken^H1696^(H8765), and called^H7121^(H8799) the earth^H776 from the rising^H4217 of the sun^H8121 unto the going down^H3996 thereof.

² Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines out.

KJVOut of Zion^H6726, the perfection^H4359 of beauty^H3308, God^H430 hath shined^H3313^(H8689).

³ Our God comes, and does not keep silent. A fire devours before him. It is very stormy around him.

KJVOur God^H430 shall come^H935^(H8799), and shall not keep silence^H2790^(H8799): a fire^H784 shall devour^H398^(H8799) before^H6440 him, and it shall be very^H3966 tempestuous^H8175^(H8738) round about^H5439 him.

⁴ He calls to the heavens above, to the earth, that he may judge his people:

KJVHe shall call^H7121^(H8799) to the heavens^H8064 from above^H5920, and to the earth^H776, that he may judge^H1777^(H8800) his people^H5971.

⁵ “Gather my saints together to me, those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”

KJVGather^H622^(H8798) my saints^H2623 together unto me; those that have made^H3772^(H8802) a covenant^H1285 with me by sacrifice^H2077.

⁶ The heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge. Selah.

KJVAnd the heavens^H8064 shall declare^H5046^(H8686) his righteousness^H6664: for God^H430 is judge^H8199^(H8802) himself. Selah^H5542.

⁷ “Hear, my people, and I will speak. Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God.

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798), O my people^H5971, and I will speak^H1696^(H8762); O Israel^H3478, and I will testify^H5749^(H8686) against thee: I am God^H430, even thy God^H430.

⁸ I don’t rebuke you for your sacrifices. Your burnt offerings are continually before me.

KJVI will not reprove^H3198^(H8686) thee for thy sacrifices^H2077 or thy burnt offerings^H5930, to have been continually^H8548 before me.

⁹ I have no need for a bull from your stall, nor male goats from your pens.

KJVI will take^H3947^(H8799) no bullock^H6499 out of thy house^H1004, nor he goats^H6260 out of thy folds^H4356.

¹⁰ For every animal of the forest is mine, and the livestock on a thousand hills.

KJVFor every beast^H2416 of the forest^H3293 is mine, and the cattle^H929 upon a thousand^H505 hills^H2042.

¹¹ I know all the birds of the mountains. The wild animals of the field are mine.

KJVI know^H3045^(H8804) all the fowls^H5775 of the mountains^H2022: and the wild beasts^H2123 of the field^H7704 are mine^H5978.

¹² If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.

KJVIf I were hungry^H7456^(H8799), I would not tell^H559^(H8799) thee: for the world^H8398 is mine, and the fulness^H4393 thereof.

¹³ Will I eat the meat of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?

KJVWill I eat^H398^(H8799) the flesh^H1320 of bulls^H47, or drink^H8354^(H8799) the blood^H1818 of goats^H6260?

¹⁴ Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High.

KJVOffer^H2076^(H8798) unto God^H430 thanksgiving^H8426; and pay^H7999^(H8761) thy vows^H5088 unto the most High^H5945:

¹⁵ Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”

KJVAnd call^H7121^(H8798) upon me in the day^H3117 of trouble^H6869: I will deliver^H2502^(H8762) thee, and thou shalt glorify^H3513^(H8762) me.

¹⁶ But to the wicked God says, “What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips,

KJVBut unto the wicked^H7563 God^H430 saith^H559^(H8804), What hast thou to do to declare^H5608^(H8763) my statutes^H2706, or that thou shouldest take^H5375^(H8799) my covenant^H1285 in thy mouth^H6310?

¹⁷ since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you?

KJVSeeing thou hatest^H8130^(H8804) instruction^H4148, and castest^H7993^(H8686) my words^H1697 behind^H310 thee.

¹⁸ When you saw a thief, you consented with him, and have participated with adulterers.

KJVWhen thou sawest^H7200^(H8804) a thief^H1590, then thou consentedst^H7521^(H8799) with him, and hast been partaker^H2506 with adulterers^H5003^(H8764).

¹⁹ “You give your mouth to evil. Your tongue frames deceit.

KJVThou givest^H7971^(H8804) thy mouth^H6310 to evil^H7451, and thy tongue^H3956 frameth^H6775^(H8686) deceit^H4820.

²⁰ You sit and speak against your brother. You slander your own mother’s son.

KJVThou sittest^H3427^(H8799) and speakest^H1696^(H8762) against thy brother^H251; thou^H5414^(H8799) slanderest^H1848 thine own mother's^H517 son^H1121.

²¹ You have done these things, and I kept silent. You thought that I was just like you. I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes.

KJVThese things hast thou done^H6213^(H8804), and I kept silence^H2790^(H8689); thou thoughtest^H1819^(H8765) that I was altogether^H1961^(H8800) such an one as thyself: but I will reprove^H3198^(H8686) thee, and set them in order^H6186^(H8799) before thine eyes^H5869.

²² “Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you into pieces, and there be no one to deliver.

KJVNow consider^H995^(H8798) this, ye that forget^H7911^(H8802) God^H433, lest I tear you in pieces^H2963^(H8799), and there be none to deliver^H5337^(H8688).

²³ Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and prepares his way so that I will show God’s salvation to him.”

KJVWhoso offereth^H2076^(H8802) praise^H8426 glorifieth^H3513^(H8762) me: and to him that ordereth^H7760^(H8804) his conversation^H1870 aright will I shew^H7200^(H8686) the salvation^H3468 of God^H430.

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