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Tahiliym 51

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Book II: The Great Penitential Psalm and the Restoration of the Ruach

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of Dawid, when Natan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-Sheba. Have mercy upon me, O Alahiym, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
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The Biological Cleansing

Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
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The Acknowledgment of the Breach

For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
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The Judicial Admission

Against 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.
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The Law of Biological Entropy

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
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The Inward Truth

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
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The Hyssop Protocol

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
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The Restoration of the Bones

Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
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The Petition for Erasure

Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
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The Creation of the Clean Heart

Create in me a clean heart, O Alahiym; and renew a right ruach within me.
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The Retention of the Ruach

Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy Ruach HaQudash from me.
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The Joy of Salvation

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free ruach.
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The Instruction of Transgressors

Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
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The Deliverance from Bloodguiltiness

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O Alahiym, thou Alahiym of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
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The Opening of the Lips

O Adunay, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
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The Rejection of Mechanical Sacrifice

For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
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The Sacrifices of Alahiym

The sacrifices of Alahiym are a broken ruach: a broken and a contrite heart, O Alahiym, thou wilt not despise.
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The Good Pleasure toward Tziyon

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Tziyon: build thou the walls of Yarushalayim.
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The Restoration of Righteous Zebachiym

Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.