| Miserere mei, Deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam
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| Et secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum, dele iniquitatem mean
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| Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea: et a peccato meo munda me
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| Quoniam iniquitatem mean ego cognosco: et peccatum meum contra me est semper
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| Tibi soli peccavi et malum, coram te feci: ut justificeris in sermonibus tuis,
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| et vincas cum judicaris
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| Ecce enim in iniquitatibus conceptus sum: et in peccatis concepit me mater mea
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| Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti: incerta et occula sapientiae tuae manifestasti
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| mihi
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| Asperges me hyssopo, et mundabor: lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor
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| Auditui meo dabis gaudium et laetitiam, et exsultabunt ossa humiliata
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| Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis: et omnes iniquitates meas dele
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| Cor mundum crea in me, Deus: et spiritum rectum innova in visceribus meis
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| Ne projicias me a facie tua: et spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas a me
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| Redde mihi laetitiam salutaris tui: et spiritu principali confirma me
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| Docebo iniquos vias tuas: et impii ad te convertentur
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| Libera me de sanguinibus, Deus, Deus salutis meae: et exsultabit lingua mea
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| justitiam tuam
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| Domine, labia mea aperies: et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam
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| Quoniam si voluisses sacrificium, dedissem utique: holocaustis non dedectaberis
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| Sacrificium Deo spiritus contribulatus: cor contritum et humiliatum, Deus,
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| non despicies
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| Benigne fac, Domine, in bona voluntate tua Sion: ut ædificentur muri Jerusalem
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| Tunc acceptabis sacrificium justitiae, oblationes et holocausta:
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| tunc imponent super altare tuum vitulos
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| Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness
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| In your great tenderness wipe away my faults;
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| Wash me clean of my guilt, purify me from my sin
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| For I am well aware of my faults, I have my sin constantly in mind
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| Having sinned against none other than you, having done what you regard as wrong.
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| You are just when you pass sentence on me, blameless when you give judgment
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| You know I was born guilty, a sinner from the moment of conception
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| Yet, since you love sincerity of heart, teach me the secrets of wisdom
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| Purify me with hyssop until I am clean; |
| wash me until I am whiter than snow
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| Instill some joy and gladness into me, let the bones you have crushed rejoice
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| again
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| Hide your face from my sins, wipe out all my guilt
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| God, create a clean heart in me, put into me a new and constant spirit
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| Do not banish me from your presence, do not deprive me of your holy spirit
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| Be my saviour again, renew my joy, keep my spirit steady and willing;
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| And I shall teach transgressors the way to you, and to you the sinners will
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| return
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| Save me from death, God my saviour, and my tongue will acclaim your
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| righteousness;
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| Lord, open my lips, and my mouoth will speak out your praise
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| Sacrifice gives you no pleasure, were I to offer holocaust, you would not have
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| it
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| My sacrifice is this broken spirit, you will not scorn this crushed and broken
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| heart
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| Show your favour graciously to Zion, rebuild the walls of Jerusalem
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| Then there will be proper sacrifice to please you — holocaust and whole
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| oblation — and young bulls to be offered on your altar |