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Psalm 51:1-2
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Psalm 51:1-2
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Prayer for Cleansing and Pardon
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
51 [a]Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy steadfast love;
according to thy abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin!
Footnotes
- 51 This psalm, known as the “Miserere,” is the one most used in the Office to express repentance for sin.
Psalm 51:1-2
New International Version
Psalm 51:1-2
New International Version
Psalm 51[a]
For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.(A)
Footnotes
- Psalm 51:1 In Hebrew texts 51:1-19 is numbered 51:3-21.
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