Psalm of David- A Prayer of Repentance

Have mercy on me, O God

according to your unfailing love;

according to your great compassion

blot out my transgressions.

Wash all my iniquity

and cleanse me from my sin.

For i know my transgressions,

and my sin is always before me.

Against you, you only, have I sinned

and done what is evil in your sight;

so you are right in your verdict

and justified when you judge.

Surely I was sinful at birth,

sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;

you taught me wisdom in that secret place

Cleanse me with hyssop, and i will be clean;

wash me, and i will be whiter than snow.

Create in me a clean heart, O God,

and renew a steadfast spirit within me

Do not cast me from your presence

or take your Holy Spirit from me.

Restore to me the joy of thy salvation

and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

---Psalm 51: 1-7, 10, 11, 12---