A Prayer of Repentance

HAVE mercy upon me, O God,

According to Your lovingkindness;

According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,

Blot out my trangressions.

Wash me thoroughly from my inquity,

And cleanse me from my sin.

For I acknowledge my transgressions

And my sin is ever before me.

Against You, You only, have I sinned,

And done this evil in Your sight-

That You may be found just when 

You speak,

And blameless when You judge.

Behold , I was brought forth in inquity,

And in sin my mother conceived me,

Behold, You desire truth in the 

inward parts,

And in the hidden part You will

make me to know wisdom.

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;

Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Make me to hear joy and gladness,

That the bones which You have

broken may rejoice.

Hide Your face from my sins,

And blot out all my inquities.

Create in me a clean heart, O God,

And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Do not cast me away from Your presence,

And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,

And uphold me with Your generous Spirit.

Then I will teach trangressors Your ways,

And sinners shall be converted to You.

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, 

O God,

The God of my salvation,

And my tongue shall sing aloud of 

Your righteousness.

O Lord, open my lips,

And my mouth shall show forth 

Your praise.

For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;

You do not delight in burnt offering.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,

A broken and a contrite heart-

These, O God, You will not despise.

Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion;

Build the walls of Jerusalem.

Then You shall be pleased with the 

sacrifices of righteousness,

With burnt offering and whole 

burnt offering;

Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.