Psalm 51:1-3 - Heartlight

¹Have 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.

— Psalm 51:1-3

(BSB)

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