"Whythen do You not pardonmy transgressionAnd takeawaymy iniquity?For nowI will liedownin the dust;And You will seekme, but I will not be."
Now David'shearttroubledhim afterhe had numberedthe people.So Davidsaidto the LORD,"I have sinnedgreatlyin whatI have done.But now,O LORD,pleasetakeawaythe iniquityof Your servant,for I have actedveryfoolishly."
IfI sin,then You would takenoteof me, And would not acquitme of my guilt.
Remembernow,that You have mademe as clay;And would You turnme into dustagain?
"Whowill contendwith me? For thenI would be silentand die.
"But mandiesand liesprostrate.Manexpires,and whereis he?
If I callto the pit,'You are my father;To the worm,'my motherand my sister';
"He fliesawaylike a dream,and they cannotfindhim; Even like a visionof the nighthe is chasedaway.
"He liesdownrich,but neveragain;He openshis eyes,and it is nolonger.
"For nowI would have laindownand beenquiet;I would have sleptthen,I would have beenat rest,
I am pure,withouttransgression;I am innocentand there is noguiltin me.
"The eyeof him who seesme will beholdme nolonger; Your eyes[will be] on me, but I will not be.
Then Bildadthe Shuhiteanswered,
I am afraidof allmy pains,I knowthat You will not acquitme.
As for man,his daysare like grass;As a flowerof the field,sohe flourishes.
Then he passedaway,and lo,he was nomore;I soughtfor him, but he could not be found.
then the dustwill returnto the earthas it was, and the spiritwill returnto Godwhogaveit.
Your deadwill live;Their corpseswill rise.You who liein the dust,awakeand shoutfor joy,For your dew[is as] the dewof the dawn,And the earthwill givebirthto the departedspirits.
Do not be angrybeyondmeasure,O LORD,Norrememberiniquityforever;Behold,looknow,allof us are Your people.
"Manyof those whosleepin the dustof the groundwill awake,theseto everlastinglife,but the othersto disgrace[and] everlastingcontempt.
Takewordswith you and returnto the LORD.Sayto Him, "Takeaway alliniquityAnd receive[us] graciously,That we may presentthe fruitof our lips.
The next dayhe sawJesuscomingto him and said,"Behold,the Lambof Godwho takes awaythe sinof the world!
whogaveHimselffor us to redeemus from everylawless deed,and to purifyfor Himselfa peoplefor His ownpossession,zealousfor gooddeeds.
Ifwe confessour sins,He is faithfuland righteousto forgiveus our sinsand to cleanseus from allunrighteousness.
You knowthat He appearedin orderto take awaysins;and in Him there is nosin.
