Psalm 51:1

New International Reader's Version

God, have mercy on me according to your faithful love. Because your love is so tender and kind, wipe out my lawless acts.

Cross References

2 Samuel 11:2

One evening David got up from his bed. He walked around on the roof of his palace. From the roof he saw a woman taking a bath. She was very beautiful.

Nehemiah 4:5

Don’t hide your eyes from their guilt. Don’t forgive their sins. They have said bad things about the builders.”

Psalm 106:45

Because they were his people, he remembered his covenant. Because of his great love, he felt sorry for them.

Psalm 106:7

When our people were in Egypt, they forgot about the Lord’s miracles. They didn’t remember his many kind acts. At the Red Sea they refused to obey him.

Psalm 109:21

But Lord and King, help me so that you bring honor to yourself. Because your love is so good, save me.

Psalm 119:124

Be good to me, because you love me. Teach me your orders.

Psalm 145:9

The Lord is good to all. He shows deep concern for everything he has made.

Psalm 4:1

My faithful God, answer me when I call out to you. Give me rest from my trouble. Have mercy on me. Hear my prayer.

Psalm 40:11

Lord, don’t hold back your mercy from me. May your love and faithfulness always keep me safe.

Psalm 5:7

Because of your great love I can come into your house. With deep respect I bow down toward your holy temple.

Psalm 51:9

Take away all my sins. Wipe away all the evil things I’ve done.

Psalm 69:13

But Lord, I pray to you. May this be the time you help me. God, answer me because you love me so much. Save me, as you always do.

Psalm 69:16

Lord, answer me because your love is so good. Turn to me because you are so kind.

Psalm 77:9

Has God forgotten to help us? Has he held back his tender love because he was angry?”

Isaiah 43:25

“I am the one who wipes out your lawless acts. I do it because of who I am. I will not remember your sins anymore.

Isaiah 44:22

I will sweep your sins away as if they were a cloud. I will blow them away as if they were the morning mist. Return to me. Then I will set you free.”

Isaiah 63:15

Lord, look down from heaven. Look down from your holy and glorious throne. Where is your great love for us? Where is your power? Why don’t you show us your tender love and concern?

Isaiah 63:7

I will talk about the kind things the Lord has done. I’ll praise him for everything he’s done for us. He has done many good things for the nation of Israel. That’s because he loves us and is very kind to us.

Jeremiah 18:23

But Lord, you know all about their plans to kill me. Don’t forgive their crimes. Don’t erase their sins from your sight. Destroy my enemies. Punish them when the time to show your anger comes.

Lamentations 3:32

He might bring suffering. But he will also show loving concern. How great his faithful love is!

Daniel 9:18

Our God, please listen to us. The city that belongs to you has been destroyed. Open your eyes and see it. We aren’t asking you to answer our prayers because we are godly. Instead, we’re asking you to do it because you love us so much.

Daniel 9:9

You are the Lord our God. You show us your tender love. You forgive us. But we have turned against you.

Acts 3:19

So turn away from your sins. Turn to God. Then your sins will be wiped away. The time will come when the Lord will make everything new.

Colossians 2:14

He wiped out what the law said that we owed. The law stood against us. It judged us. But he has taken it away and nailed it to the cross.