Psalm 51

Psalm 51, one of the penitential psalms, is the 51st psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Have mercy upon me, O God". In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 50. In Latin, it is known as Miserere, (Ancient Greek: ἐλέησόν με ὁ θεός, romanized: eléēsón me ho Theós) in Ancient Greek:  Ἥ Ἐλεήμων, romanized: Hḗ Eleḗmōn), especially in musical settings. The introduction in the text says that it was composed by David as a confession to God after he sinned with Bathsheba.

This article is about the penitential psalm. For the musical settings based on the psalm, see Miserere (disambiguation) § Music.
This article is about Psalm 51 in Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering. For Psalm 51 in Greek Septuagint or Latin Vulgate numbering, see Psalm 52.
Psalm 51
"Have mercy upon me, O God"
Penitential Psalm
Latin text on a holy water font: see verse 9 below
Other name
  • Psalm 50
  • "Miserere mei, Deus"
LanguageHebrew (original)

The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Protestant liturgies.

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