## Psalms Chapter 51

###### Psalms 51:1
[Psalms 51:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/51:1)

לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David,

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
For the conductor, a psalm of David.


###### Psalms 51:2
[Psalms 51:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/51:2)

בְּֽבוֹא־אֵ֭לָיו נָתָ֣ן הַנָּבִ֑יא כַּאֲשֶׁר־בָּ֝֗א אֶל־בַּת־שָֽׁבַע׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
when Natan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bat-sheva.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he [David] had come to Bathsheva.


###### Psalms 51:3
[Psalms 51:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/51:3)

חׇנֵּ֣נִי אֱלֹהִ֣ים כְּחַסְדֶּ֑ךָ כְּרֹ֥ב רַ֝חֲמֶ֗יךָ מְחֵ֣ה פְשָׁעָֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Be gracious to me, O God, according to Thy steadfast love: according to the multitude of Thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Be gracious to me, O G d, according to Your lovingkindness. In the abundance of Your mercies erase my offenses.


###### Psalms 51:4
[Psalms 51:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/51:4)

(הרבה) [הֶ֭רֶב] כַּבְּסֵ֣נִי מֵעֲוֺנִ֑י וּֽמֵחַטָּאתִ֥י טַהֲרֵֽנִי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Cleanse me thoroughly from my transgression, and purify me from my sin.


###### Psalms 51:5
[Psalms 51:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/51:5)

כִּֽי־פְ֭שָׁעַי אֲנִ֣י אֵדָ֑ע וְחַטָּאתִ֖י נֶגְדִּ֣י תָמִֽיד׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
For I am [constantly] cognizant of [and grieved by] my offenses, and [therefore, it is as if] my sin is constantly before me.


###### Psalms 51:6
[Psalms 51:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/51:6)

לְךָ֤ לְבַדְּךָ֨**׀** חָטָאתִי֮ וְהָרַ֥ע בְּעֵינֶ֗יךָ עָ֫שִׂ֥יתִי לְ֭מַעַן תִּצְדַּ֥ק בְּדׇבְרֶ֗ךָ תִּזְכֶּ֥ה בְשׇׁפְטֶֽךָ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Against Thee, Thee alone, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in Thy sight: so that Thou art justified in Thy sentence, and clear in Thy judgment.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
To You alone did I sin, [wherefore it is in Your hand to forgive]; and [even] the evil [against Uriah], in Your eyes did I do it [i.e., it was evil only in terms of Your exhortation], [and I sinned only] so that You be found right in Your word [(that I would fail the trial I took upon me, viz. 26:2)], so that You be vindicated in Your judgment.


###### Psalms 51:7
[Psalms 51:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/51:7)

הֵן־בְּעָו֥וֹן חוֹלָ֑לְתִּי וּ֝בְחֵ֗טְא יֶחֱמַ֥תְנִי אִמִּֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Behold, I was shaped in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
[How should I not sin] when I was created in transgression and my mother was warm with me in sin?


###### Psalms 51:8
[Psalms 51:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/51:8)

הֵן־אֱ֭מֶת חָפַ֣צְתָּ בַטֻּח֑וֹת וּ֝בְסָתֻ֗ם חׇכְמָ֥ה תוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Behold, Thou desirest truth in the inward parts: therefore teach me wisdom in the inmost heart.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
You desire truth in the reins, [and, in truth, I confess that I have sinned.] Inform me with wisdom in hiddenness [i.e., in my heart].


###### Psalms 51:9
[Psalms 51:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/51:9)

תְּחַטְּאֵ֣נִי בְאֵז֣וֹב וְאֶטְהָ֑ר תְּ֝כַבְּסֵ֗נִי וּמִשֶּׁ֥לֶג אַלְבִּֽין׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Cleanse me with myrtle [(as one is cleansed from leprosy and from dead-body uncleanliness)], and I will be pure. Wash me and I will be whiter than snow.


###### Psalms 51:10
[Psalms 51:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/51:10)

תַּ֭שְׁמִיעֵנִי שָׂשׂ֣וֹן וְשִׂמְחָ֑ה תָּ֝גֵ֗לְנָה עֲצָמ֥וֹת דִּכִּֽיתָ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Make me to hear joy and gladness: that the bones which Thou hast broken may rejoice.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Let me hear rejoicing and happiness [(forgiveness of sin)], and the bones that You have crushed [in Your wrath] will rejoice.


###### Psalms 51:11
[Psalms 51:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/51:11)

הַסְתֵּ֣ר פָּ֭נֶיךָ מֵחֲטָאָ֑י וְֽכׇל־עֲוֺ֖נֹתַ֣י מְחֵֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Hide Thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Hide Your face from my sins, and erase all my transgressions.


###### Psalms 51:12
[Psalms 51:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/51:12)

לֵ֣ב טָ֭הוֹר בְּרָא־לִ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְר֥וּחַ נָ֝כ֗וֹן חַדֵּ֥שׁ בְּקִרְבִּֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Create in me a clean heart, O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
A pure heart, create in me, O G d [(that I not stray again)], and a right spirit engender within me.


###### Psalms 51:13
[Psalms 51:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/51:13)

אַל־תַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥נִי מִלְּפָנֶ֑יךָ וְר֥וּחַ קׇ֝דְשְׁךָ֗ אַל־תִּקַּ֥ח מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Cast me not away from Thy presence; and take not Thy holy spirit from me.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not divest me of Your holy spirit.


###### Psalms 51:14
[Psalms 51:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/51:14)

הָשִׁ֣יבָה לִּ֭י שְׂשׂ֣וֹן יִשְׁעֶ֑ךָ וְר֖וּחַ נְדִיבָ֣ה תִסְמְכֵֽנִי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation; and uphold me with a willing spirit.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation [(the Holy spirit, which left me)], and let a noble spirit sustain me.


###### Psalms 51:15
[Psalms 51:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/51:15)

אֲלַמְּדָ֣ה פֹשְׁעִ֣ים דְּרָכֶ֑יךָ וְ֝חַטָּאִ֗ים אֵלֶ֥יךָ יָשֽׁוּבוּ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Then I will teach transgressors Thy ways; and sinners shall return to Thee.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
[Then] I will teach offenders Your ways and sinners will return to You [(if they see that You have forgiven me.)]


###### Psalms 51:16
[Psalms 51:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/51:16)

הַצִּ֘ילֵ֤נִי מִדָּמִ֨ים**׀** אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים אֱלֹהֵ֥י תְשׁוּעָתִ֑י תְּרַנֵּ֥ן לְ֝שׁוֹנִ֗י צִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, Thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of Thy righteousness.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Save me from blood, O G d the G d of my salvation, [(that I not die by the sword for having killed Uriah)], and my mouth will sing Your praises.


###### Psalms 51:17
[Psalms 51:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/51:17)

אֲ֭דֹנָי שְׂפָתַ֣י תִּפְתָּ֑ח וּ֝פִ֗י יַגִּ֥יד תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
O Lord, open my lips; and my mouth shall rehearse Thy praise.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
O L rd, open my lips [(by forgiving me)] so that my mouth can speak Your praises.


###### Psalms 51:18
[Psalms 51:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/51:18)

כִּ֤י**׀** לֹא־תַחְפֹּ֣ץ זֶ֣בַח וְאֶתֵּ֑נָה ע֝וֹלָ֗ה לֹ֣א תִרְצֶֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
For Thou desirest not sacrifice; or else I would give it: Thou delightest not in burnt offering.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
For You do not desire a sacrifice [(a sin-offering is not brought for a witting transgression)], for [(if You did)], I would give it. You do not desire a burnt-offering.


###### Psalms 51:19
[Psalms 51:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/51:19)

זִ֥בְחֵ֣י אֱלֹהִים֮ ר֤וּחַ נִשְׁבָּ֫רָ֥ה לֵב־נִשְׁבָּ֥ר וְנִדְכֶּ֑ה אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים לֹ֣א תִבְזֶֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
The sacrifices of G d are a broken spirit. A broken, crushed heart, O G d, You will not despise.


###### Psalms 51:20
[Psalms 51:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/51:20)

הֵיטִ֣יבָה בִ֭רְצוֹנְךָ אֶת־צִיּ֑וֹן תִּ֝בְנֶ֗ה חוֹמ֥וֹת יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Do good in Thy favour to Żiyyon: build Thou the walls of Yerushalayim.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Favor Zion with Your will [(to build the Temple within it in the lifetime of my son Solomon)]; build the walls of Jerusalem.


###### Psalms 51:21
[Psalms 51:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/51:21)

אָ֤ז תַּחְפֹּ֣ץ זִבְחֵי־צֶ֭דֶק עוֹלָ֣ה וְכָלִ֑יל אָ֤ז יַעֲל֖וּ עַל־מִזְבַּחֲךָ֣ פָרִֽים׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Then shalt Thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon Thy altar.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Then You will desire sacrifices of righteousness [(and not sin-linked offerings)] — burnt-offerings and the [(completely)] consumed [(priestly meal-offering)]. Then will fatted calves ascend upon Your altar.