| 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 thoroughly 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 iustificeris 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 iudicaris.
| and you will wink when you are judged.
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| Ecce enim in inquitatibus conceptus sum: et in peccatis concepit me mater mea.
| For, lo, I was conceived in sins, 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.
| to me.
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| Asperges me, hyssopo, 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.
| To my hearing thou shalt give joy and gladness; and the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice.
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| Averte faciem tuam a peccatis meis: et omnes iniquitates meas dele.
| Turn away thy 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 not 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 be converted to yourselves.
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| Libera me de sanguinibus, Deus, Deus salutis meae: et exsultabit lingua mea
| Deliver me from the blood, O God, God of my salvation
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| iustitiam tuam.
| your righteousness
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| Domine, labia mea aperies: et os meum annuntiabit laudem tuam.
| Lord, you will open my lips and he will declare your praise to me.
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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 will 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 Sion: that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up.
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| Tunc acceptabis sacrificium iustitiae, oblationes, et holocausta:
| Then you will accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations, and burnt offerings.
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| tunc imponent super altare tuum vitulos. | then they shall lay calves upon your altar. |