Praying Scripture— Psalm 51

Psalm 51 is about repentance. And you can literally pray this word for word when you want to ask for repentance— NASB.

1 Be gracious to me, God, according to Your faithfulness;
According to the greatness of Your compassion, wipe out my wrongdoings.

² Wash me thoroughly from my guilt
And cleanse me from my sin.

³For I know my wrongdoings,
And my sin is constantly before me.

⁴Against You, You only, I have sinned
And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak
And blameless when You judge.

⁵Behold, I was brought forth in guilt,
And in sin my mother conceived me.

⁶Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being,
And in secret You will make wisdom known to me.

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

⁸Let me hear joy and gladness,
Let the bones You have broken rejoice.

⁹Hide Your face from my sins
And wipe out all my guilty deeds.

¹⁰Create in me a clean heart, God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

¹¹Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

¹²Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
And sustain me with a willing spirit.

¹³Then I will teach wrongdoers Your ways,
And sinners will be converted to You.

¹⁴Save me from the guilt of bloodshed, God, the God of my salvation;
Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.

¹⁵Lord, open my lips,
So that my mouth may declare Your praise.

¹⁶For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;
You do not take pleasure in burnt offering.

¹⁷The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
A broken and a contrite heart, God, You will not despise.

¹⁸By Your favor do good to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem.

¹⁹Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, In burnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then bulls will be offered on Your altar.

In Jesus\’ Name,

Amen

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