Psalms

Psalm 51:1

¹For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba.

Have mercy on me,^a O God,

according to Your loving devotion;

according to Your great compassion,

blot out my transgressions.

Footnotes

a 51:1 Or Be gracious to me

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Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For the choirmaster	לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ	lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring
A Psalm	מִזְמ֥וֹר	miz·mō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H4210 melody
of David	לְדָוִֽד׃	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
When Nathan	נָתָ֣ן	nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5416 Nathan
the prophet	הַנָּבִ֑יא	han·nā·ḇî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
came	בְּֽבוֹא־	bə·ḇō·w-	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to him	אֵ֭לָיו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
after	כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־	ka·’ă·šer-	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
his adultery	בָּ֝֗א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
with	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Bathsheba	שָֽׁבַע׃	šā·ḇa‘	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1339 Bath-Sheba
Have mercy on me	חָנֵּ֣נִי	ḥān·nê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H2603 shew favour, be gracious
O God	אֱלֹהִ֣ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
according to Your loving devotion	כְּחַסְדֶּ֑ךָ	kə·ḥas·de·ḵā	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
according to Your great	כְּרֹ֥ב	kə·rōḇ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
compassion	רַ֝חֲמֶ֗יךָ	ra·ḥă·me·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H7356 womb
blot out	מְחֵ֣ה	mə·ḥêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H4229 wipe, wipe out
my transgressions	פְשָׁעָֽי׃	p̄ə·šā·‘āy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6588 transgression

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Acts 3:19 · Isaiah 44:22 · Isaiah 43:25 · Psalm 51:9 · Colossians 2:14 · Psalm 69:16 · 2 Samuel 11:2–12:13 · Ephesians 1:6–8 · Psalm 106:45 · Psalm 4:1 · Psalm 25:6–7 · Romans 5:20–21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.