Psalm 51:1

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Psalm 51^[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.^(A)

¹Have mercy^(B) on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;^(C)
according to your great compassion^(D)
blot out^(E) my transgressions.^(F)

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Psalm 51:1 In Hebrew texts 51:1-19 is numbered 51:3-21.

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Isaiah 43:25

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²⁵“I, even I, am he who blots out
your transgressions,^(A) for my own sake,^(B)
and remembers your sins^(C) no more.^(D)

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Isaiah 44:22

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²²I have swept away^(A) your offenses like a cloud,
your sins like the morning mist.
Return^(B) to me,
for I have redeemed^(C) you.”

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Acts 2:38

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³⁸Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized,^(A) every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.^(B) And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.^(C)

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Acts 2:38 in all English translations

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Psalm 51:1

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Psalm 51^[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.^(A)

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Isaiah 43:25

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Isaiah 44:22

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Acts 2:38

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Psalm 51[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.(A)

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For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.^(A)

Isaiah 43:25

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Isaiah 44:22

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Acts 2:38

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