A   Haue mercy vpon me (O God) after thy (greate) goodnes: accordyng vnto þe; multitude of thy mercyes, do awaye myne offences. Wash me thorowly fro my wickednesse, ∧ clense me fr&obar; my synne. For ^note I knowledg my fautes, ∧ my synne is euer before me. Agaynst the onely haue I synned, and done this euell in thy syght: ^note þt; thou myghtest be iustifyed in thy sayinge, ∧ cleare when þu; art iudged. Beholde, I was shapen in wyckednesse, ∧ in synne hath my mother conceaued me. But lo, thou requirest treuth in the inward partes, and shalt make me to vnderst&obar;de wysdome secretly. B   Thou shalt pourge me with ^note Isope, and I shall be cleane: thou shalt wash me, ∧ I shalbe whyter then snowe: Thou shalt make me heare of ioye and gladnesse, that the bones whych thou hast broken, maye reioyse. Turne thy face fr&obar; my synnes, ∧ put out all my mysdedes. ^noteMake me a cleane hert (O God) &abar;d renue a ryght sprete wythin me. C   Cast me not awaye from thy presence, ∧ take not thy holy sprete fr&obar; me. O geue me the comforte of thy helpe agayne, ∧ stablysh me wyth thy fre sprete. Then shall I teach thy wayes vnto the wicked, and synners shall be c&obar;uerted vnto the. Delyuer me from bloud gyltynesse (O God) thou that art þe; God of my health, and my tonge shall syng of thy ryghteousnesse. D   Thou shalt open my lyppes (O Lord) &rhand; my mouth shal shewe thy prayse.

For thou desyrest no sacrifyce, els wolde I geue it þe;: ^note but thou delytest not in burntofferynge. The sacrifyce of God is a troubled sprete, ^note a broken and a contrite hert (O God) shalt thou not despyse. O be fauorable ∧ gracyous vnto Syon, buylde thou the walles of Ierusalem. Then shalt thou be pleased with þe; ^note sacrifyce of ryghteousnesse, wyth the burntofferynges ∧ oblacions: then shall they offre yonge bullockes vpon thyne aulter.

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