For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba.
“Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.”
Psalm 51:1 (BSB)
Context Reading
1When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. 2Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. 3For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.