1Have gracious pity on me, God, according to your chesed ·loving-kindness·. According to the multitude of your tender rachamim ·merciful loves·, blot out my rebellious breaches of relationships.

2Wash me thoroughly from my depravity (moral evil). Cleanse me from my habitual sin ·missing the mark·.

3For I know my rebellious breaches of relationships. My habitual sin ·missing the mark· is constantly before me.

4Against you, and you only, have I sinned ·deviated (from the standard goal)·, and done that which is evil in your sight; that you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge. ¹²⁰

5Behold, I was born in depravity (moral evil). In crime deserving peanlty, sin ·missing the goal· my mother conceived me.

6Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

7Cleanse sin ·err (the standard goal)· from me with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

8Let me sh'ma ·hear obey· joy and gladness, That the bones which you have broken may rejoice.

9Hide your face from my crimes deserving peanlty, sins ·missing the goal·, and blot out all of my depravities (moral evils).

10Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

11Don’t throw me from your presence, and don’t take your Ruach Kodesh [Holy Spirit, Breath] from me.

12Restore to me the joy of your yesha' ·salvation·. Uphold me with a willing spirit.

13Then I will teach the rebellious who break away from authority thus breaking relationship, teach them your ways. People who sin ·intentionally miss the mark goal· shall be converted to you.

14Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

15Adonai, open my lips. My mouth shall declare your tehilah ·praise song·.

16For you don’t delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.

17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

18Do well in your good pleasure to Zion [Mountain ridge, Marking]. Build the walls of Jerusalem [City of peace].

19Then you will delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, in burnt offerings and in whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer bulls on your altar.