Psalms 51 — English–Hebrew Parallel

1 Have chanan (showing favor) on me, Alahayam (), according to your loving chasad (grace). According to the rab (multitude) of your tender racham (show mercy / love), machah (blot) out my pashai (transgressions).

2 Kabas (wash) me rabah (thoroughly) from my iwan (guilt/iniquity). Tahar (cleanse) me from my chataah (sin).

3 For I yadai (know) my pashai (transgressions). My chataah (sin) is constantly before me.

4 Against you, and you only, have I chataa (sinned), and ishah (make) that which is rai (evil) in your iyan (eye); that you may be proved right when you dabar (word / matter), and justified when you shapat (judge / judgement).

5 Behold, I was chawal (brought) forth in iwan (guilt/iniquity). In chataa (sin) my am (mother) yacham (conceived) me.

6 Behold, you chapatz (desire) amath (truth) in the tachah (inward) parts. You yadai (teach) me chakamah (wisdom) in the inmost place.

7 Chataa (purify) me with azawab (hyssop), and I will be tahar (clean). Kabas (wash) me, and I will be laban (whiter) than shalag (snow).

8 Shamai (hearken / hear) me hear shashawan (joy) and shashawan (gladness), That the itzamawath (bones) which you have dakah (broken) may gayal (rejoice).

9 Sathar (hide) your panayam (face) from my chataa (sins), and machah (blot) out all of my iwan (guilt/iniquity).

10 Baraa (created) in me a tahawar (clean) lab (heart), O Alahayam (). Chadash (renew) a kawan (right) rawach (spirit / wind) qarab (among / near) me.

11 Don't shalak (throw) me from your panayam (face), and don't laqach (take / seize) your qadash (set apart / make holy) rawach (spirit / wind) from me.

12 Shawab (turn) to me the shashawan (joy) of your yashai (salvation). Samak (uphold) me with a nadayab (willing) rawach (spirit / wind).

13 Then I will lamad (teach / instruct) transgressors your darak (ways). Chataayam (sinners) shall be shawab (turn) to you.

14 Natzal (deliver) me from bloodguiltiness, O Alahayam (), the Alahayam () of my thashawaih (deliverance). My lashawan (tongue / language) shall ranan (sing) aloud of your tzadaqah (righteousness).

15 Adanay (), pathach (open) my shapah (lips). My pah (mouth) shall nagad (declare) your thahalah (praise).

16 For you don't chapatz (delight) in zabach (sacrifice), or else I nathan (give) give it. You ratzah (have) no pleasure in burnt ilah (offering).

17 The zabachay (sacrifices) of Alahayam () are a shabar (broken) rawach (spirit / wind). A shabar (broken) and dakah (contrite) lab (heart), O Alahayam (), you will not bazah (despise).

18 Do well in your yatab (good) ratzawan (pleasure) to Tzayawan (Zion). Banah (build) the chawamawath (walls) of Yarawashalam (Yarawashalam / Jerusalem).

19 Then you chapatz (will) delight in the zabachay (sacrifices) of tzadaq (righteous / just / fair), in burnt ilah (offerings) and in kalayal (whole) burnt ilah (offerings). Then they will ilah (go up / offer) parayam (bulls) on your mazabach (altar).