Corporate Prayer Psalm 51

                           Baruch Ata, YHVH, Elohey Yisrael, Avinu.

               (Bless You, YHVH - Elohim of Israel, our Father)

 

O YHVH - Bor’ey’nu (our Creator), You know that we were brought forth in iniquity, and in sin our mother conceived us.  Therefore, we acknowledge our transgressions, and our sin is always before us.   Against You, You only, have we sinned and done evil in Your sight.  Therefore, El Shofet (Judge), You are just when You speak and blameless when You judge.  For You desire truth in the inward parts and in the hidden part You, Elohey Emet (God of Truth), will make us to know wisdom.

 

O YHVH - Moshi’ey’nu (our Deliverer), have mercy upon us, according to Your loving kindness; according to the multitude of Your tender mercies blot out our transgressions.  Wash us thoroughly from our iniquity and cleanse us from our sin. Deliver us from the guilt of bloodshed, O YHVH - Yeshua’tey’nu (our Salvation).  Hide Your face from our sins and blot out all our iniquities.  Purge us with hyssop, and we shall be clean; wash us and we shall be whiter than snow.  Make us hear joy and gladness, that the bones You have broken may rejoice.

 

Then create in us a clean heart, O YHVH, and renew a steadfast spirit within us.  Do not cast us away from Your presence and do not take from us Ruach Kod’she’cha (Spirit of Your Holiness).  Restore to us the joy of Your salvation and uphold us by a generous spirit.

 

For You, El Go’aley’nu (our Redeemer) do not desire sacrifice or delight in burnt offerings, else we would give it. However, the sacrifices that You are interested in are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart; these, O YHVH, You will not despise.  And while our heart is in this condition, we shall teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners will be converted to You.

 

We pray, Abba, in Your good pleasure be merciful to Tziyon and build the walls of Yeru’shala’yim.  Then You will be pleased with the true sacrifices of righteousness, and those who are in Tziyon will burn offerings and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.

 

O YHVH - Elohey Tzid’kay’nu (God our Righteousness), open our lips, and our mouth will show forth Your praise, and our tongue will sing aloud of Your righteousness.