1 Have mercy on me, O God,according to your unfailing love;according to your great compassionblot out my transgressions.
2 Wash away all my iniquityand cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I know my transgressions,and my sin is always before me.
4 Against you, you only, have I sinnedand done what is evil in your sight;so you are right in your verdictand justified when you judge.
5 Surely I was sinful at birth,sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
6 Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;you taught me wisdom in that secret place.