| 1 when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. | |
| 2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. | |
| 3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. | 3 ܪܚܡ ܥܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ ܘܐܝܟ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܥܛܝ ܚ̈ܛܗܝ |
| 4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. | 4 ܐܣܓܐ ܐܫܝܓܝܢܝ ܡܢ ܥܘܠܝ ܘܡܢ ܚ̈ܛܗܝ ܕܟܢܝ |
| 5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. | 5 ܡܛܠ ܕܣܟ̈ܠܘܬܝ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܘܚ̈ܛܗܝ ܠܘܩܒܠܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ |
| 6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. | 6 ܠܟ ܒܠܚܘܕܝܟ ܚܛܝܬ ܘܒܝܫܬ̈ܐ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܥܒܕܬ. ܡܛܠ ܕܬܙܕܕܩ ܒܡܠܬܟ ܘܬܙܟܐ ܒܕܝܢܝ̈ܟ |
| 7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. | 7 ܡܛܠ ܕܒܥܘܠܐ ܐܬܒܛܢܬ ܘܒܚ̈ܛܗܐ ܒܛܢܬܢܝ ܐܡܝ |
| 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. | 8 ܐܢܬ ܕܝܢ ܒܩܘܫܬܐ ܨܒܝܬ ܘܟܣ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܟ ܐܘܕܥܬܢܝ |
| 9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. | 9 ܪܘܣ ܥܠܝ ܒܙܘܦܐ ܘܐܬܕܟܐ ܚܠܠܝܢܝ ܒܗ ܘܡܢ ܬܠܓܐ ܐܚܘܪ |
| 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. | 10 ܐܣܒܥܝܢܝ ܒܘܣܡܟ ܘܚܕܘܬܟ ܘܢܚܕܘܢ ܓܪ̈ܡܝ ܡܟܝ̈ܟܐ |
| 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. | 11 ܐܗܦܟ ܐ̈ܦܝܟ ܡܢ ܚ̈ܛܗܝ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܣܟ̈ܠܘܬܝ ܥܛܝ |
| 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. | 12 ܠܒܐ ܕܟܝܐ ܒܪܝ ܒܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܪܘܚܟ ܬܩܢܬܐ ܚܕܬ ܒܓܘܝ |
| 13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. | 13 ܠܐ ܬܫܕܝܢܝ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܟ. ܘܪܘܚܟ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܠܐ ܬܣܒ ܡܢܝ |
| 14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. | 14 ܐܠܐ ܐܗܦܟ ܠܝ ܒܘܣܡܟ ܘܦܘܪܩܢܟ ܘܪܘܚܟ ܡܫܒܚܬܐ ܬܣܡܟܢܝ |
| 15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. | 15 ܕܐܠܦ ܠܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܐܘܪܚܟ ܘܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܠܘܬܟ ܢܬܦܢܘܢ |
| 16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. | 16 ܦܨܢܝ ܡܢ ܕܡܐ ܐܠܗܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܘܬܝ ܘܢܫܒܚ ܠܫܢܝ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܟ |
| 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. | 17 ܡܪܝܐ ܦܬܚ ܠܝ ܣܦܘ̈ܬܝ ܘܦܘܡܝ ܢܦܩ ܬܫܒܚ̈ܬܟ |
| 18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. | 18 ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܨܒܝܬ ܒܕܒܚ̈ܐ ܐܦܠܐ ܒܝܩ̈ܕܐ ܫܠܡ̈ܐ ܐܬܪܥܝܬ |
| 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar. | 19 ܕܒܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܗܝ ܡܟܝܟܬܐ ܠܒܐ ܫܚܝܩܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܡܣܠܐ |
| 20 ܐܛܐܒ ܒܨܒܝܢܟ ܠܨܗܝܘܢ ܘܒܢܝ ܫܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ |
| 21 ܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܬܨܛܒܐ ܒܕܒܚ̈ܐ ܕܩܘܫܬܐ ܘܒܝ̈ܩܕܐ ܫ̈ܠܡܐ ܗܝ ܕܝܢ ܢܣܩܘܢ ܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܥܠ ܡܕܒܚܟ |