A Prayer for Forgiveness
1 Be merciful to me, O God,
because of your constant love.
Because of your great mercy
wipe away my sins!
2 Wash away all my evil
and make me clean from my sin!
3 I recognize my faults;
I am always conscious of my sins.
4 I have sinned against you—only against you—
and done what you consider evil.
So you are right in judging me;
you are justified in condemning me.
5 I have been evil from the day I was born;
from the time I was conceived, I have been sinful.
6 Sincerity and truth are what you require;
fill my mind with your wisdom.
7 Remove my sin, and I will be clean;
wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Let me hear the sounds of joy and gladness;
and though you have crushed me and broken me,
I will be happy once again.
9 Close your eyes to my sins
and wipe out all my evil.
10 Create a pure heart in me, O God,
and put a new and loyal spirit in me.
11 Do not banish me from your presence;
do not take your holy spirit away from me.
12 Give me again the joy that comes from your salvation,
and make me willing to obey you.
13 Then I will teach sinners your commands,
and they will turn back to you.
14 Spare my life, O God, and save me,
and I will gladly proclaim your righteousness.
15 Help me to speak, Lord,
and I will praise you.
16 You do not want sacrifices,
or I would offer them;
you are not pleased with burnt offerings.
17 My sacrifice is a humble spirit, O God;
you will not reject a humble and repentant heart.
18 O God, be kind to Zion and help her;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then you will be pleased with proper sacrifices
and with our burnt offerings;
and bulls will be sacrificed on your altar.
Grēksūdzes lūgšana
1 Korvedim. Dāvida psalms , 2 kad pravietis Nātāns atnāca pie viņa pēc tam, kad tas bija gājis pie Batšebas.
3 Apžēlo mani, Dievs, savā žēlastībā,
savā žēlsirdībā dzēs manus pārkāpumus!
4 Mazgā mani tīru no vainas,
no mana grēka šķīstī mani –
5 jo savus pārkāpumus es zinu
un mans grēks vienmēr man priekšā!
6 Pret tevi, tik pret tevi es esmu grēkojis,
kas ļauns tavās acīs, to esmu darījis –
tāpēc tu taisnīgs, kad apsūdzi mani,
un šķīsts, kad spried man tiesu!
7 Redzi, ar vainu es esmu piedzimis,
grēcīgs, kopš māte mani ieņēma.
8 Redzi, tu gribi, lai manī ir patiesība,
tad dziļi sirdī man gudrību māci!
9 Manus grēkus izberz ar īzapu, ka topu šķīsts,
mazgā mani, lai es baltāks par sniegu!
10 Liec man dzirdēt gaviles un prieku,
lai līksmo kauli, ko tu sadragāji!
11 Novērsies no maniem grēkiem,
dzēs visas manas vainas!
12 Šķīstu sirdi radi man, Dievs,
un stingru garu atjauno manī!
13 Nepadzen mani no sava vaiga,
sava svētuma garu neatņem man!
14 Dod atkal man prieku, ka tu mani glāb,
spēcini mani ar labprātīgu garu!
15 Es mācīšu pārkāpējiem tavus ceļus,
un grēcinieki atgriezīsies pie tevis.
16 No asinsizliešanas pasargā mani, Dievs, mans glābēj, –
mana mēle gavilēs par tavu taisnību.
17 Kungs, atdari manas lūpas,
lai mana mute slavē tevi,
18 jo tev upuri nav pa prātam,
mans sadedzināmais upuris tev nepatiktu!
19 Upuris Dievam ir satriekts gars –
satriektu, salauztu sirdi tu, Dievs, nenicināsi!
20 Dari labu Ciānai savā laipnībā,
atjauno Jeruzālemes mūrus,
21 tad tev patiks patiesie upuri –
sadedzināmie un vissadedzināmie upuri,
tad pienesīs uz tava altāra vēršus!
