Psalm 51:1
Verse 1 of 19. The 51st of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.
1Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
4Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.