| Miserere mei, Deus: secundum magnam misericordiam tuam
| Have mercy on me, O God, according to your great mercy
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| Et secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum, dele iniquitatem meam
| And according to the greatness of your compassion, blot out my iniquity
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| Amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea: et a peccato meo munda me
| Wash me from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin
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| Quoniam iniquitatem meam ego cognosco: et peccatum meum contra me est semper
| For I acknowledge my iniquity: and my sin is always against me
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| Tibi soli peccavi, et malum coram te feci: ut justificeris in sermonibus tuis,
| I have sinned against you alone, and I have done evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your sayings
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| et vincas cum judicaris
| and you will cry when you are judged
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| Ecce enim in iniquitatibus conceptus sum: et in peccatis concepit me mater mea
| For behold I was conceived in iniquities: and in sins my mother conceived me
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| Ecce enim veritatem dilexisti: incerta et occulta sapientiae tuae manifestasti
| For behold you have loved the truth: you have revealed the uncertain and hidden things of your wisdom
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| mihi
| me
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| Asperges me hysopo, et mundabor: lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor
| You shall sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed: you shall wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow
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| Auditui meo dabis gaudium et laetitiam: et exsultabunt ossa humiliata
| You will give joy and gladness to my hearing
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| Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis: et omnes iniquitates meas dele
| Turn away your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities
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| Cor mundum crea in me, Deus: et spiritum rectum innova in visceribus meis
| Create a clean heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit within me
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| Ne proiicias me a facie tua: et spiritum sanctum tuum ne auferas a me
| Cast me away from your face, and do not take away your Holy Spirit from me.
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| Redde mihi laetitiam salutaris tui: et spiritu principali confirma me
| Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and strengthen me with a strong spirit
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| Docebo iniquos vias tuas: et impii ad te convertentur
| I will teach the unjust your ways: and the wicked will return to you
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| Libera me de sanguinibus, Deus, Deus salutis meae: et exsultabit lingua mea
| Deliver me from the blood, God, the God of my salvation
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| justitiam tuam
| your righteousness
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| Domine, labia mea aperies: et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam
| Lord, you will open my lips, and you will declare your praise
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| Quoniam si voluisses sacrificium, dedissem utique: holocaustis non delectaberis
| For if you had desired sacrifice, I would have given it: you shall not be delighted with burnt-offerings
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| Sacrificium Deo spiritus contribulatus: cor contritum, et humiliatum, Deus,
| Sacrifice to God a broken spirit: a broken and a humbled heart, O God,
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| non despicies
| don't look down
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| Benigne fac, Domine, in bona voluntate tua Sion: ut aedificentur muri Ierusalem
| Deal favorably, O Lord, with your good will in Zion; that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up
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| Tunc acceptabis sacrificium justitiae, oblationes, et holocausta:
| Then you will accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations and whole burnt offerings.
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| tunc imponent super altare tuum vitulos | then they will lay calves on your altar |