rsv Psalms:51:2-5
rsv@Psalms:51:2 @ Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy steadfast love; according to thy abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
rsv@Psalms:51:3 @ Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
rsv@Psalms:51:4 @ For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
rsv@Psalms:51:5 @ Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in thy sight, so that thou art justified in thy sentence and blameless in thy judgment.