1. Be gracious unto me, O God according to thy loving-kindness; according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
2. Wash me fully from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3. For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is continually before me.
4. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done what is evil in thy sight; that thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, be clear when thou judgest.
5. Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.