1 Clement 18

1But what shall we say concerning David, to whom such testimony was borne, and of whom God said, “I have found a man after mine own heart, David the son of Jesse; and in everlasting mercy have I anointed him?” Yet this very man saith to God, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, according to Thy great mercy; and according to the multitude of Thy compassions, blot out my transgression. Wash me still more from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge mine iniquity, and my sin is ever before me. Against Thee only have I sinned, and done that which is evil in Thy sight; that Thou mayest be justified in Thy sayings, and mayest overcome when Thou art judged. For, behold, I was conceived in transgressions, and in sins did my mother conceive me. For, behold, Thou hast loved truth; the secret and hidden things of wisdom hast Thou shown me. Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed; Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Thou shalt make me to hear joy and gladness; my bones, which have been humbled, shall exult. Turn away Thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation, and establish me by Thy governing Spirit. I will teach transgressors Thy ways, and the ungodly shall be converted unto Thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation: my tongue shall exult in Thy righteousness. O Lord, Thou shalt open my mouth, and my lips shall show forth Thy praise. For if Thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would have given it; Thou wilt not delight in burnt-offerings. The sacrifice [acceptable] to God is a bruised spirit; a broken and a contrite heart God will not despise.”

Τί δὲ εἴπωμεν ἐπὶ τῷ μεμαρτυρημένῳ Δανείδ; πρὸς ὃν εἶπεν ὁ @eds, Efpon ἄνδρα κἀτὰ THN κἀρδίδν ΜΟΥ, Ps. Ixxxix. Aayeia τόν τοῦ “leccal, ἐν ἐλέει aiwni@ ἔχριςδ aytén. ἀλλὰ τως. καὶ αὐτὸς λόγει πρὸς τὸν Θεόν" ᾿Ελέηςόν me, ὁ Θεός, κατὰ τὸ Pea méra ἔλεός coy, Kal KATA TO πλῆθος τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν coy ἐξά- 19: Aeryon TO ἀνόμημά MOY. ἐπὶ πλεῖον πλῖνόν με ἀπὸ τῆς ἀνομίδς μου, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς dmapriac moy κδἀθάριοόν me ὅτι THN &nomian moy ἐγὼ γινώσκω, καὶ H ὡμδρτίδ. MOY ἐνώπιόν MOY ἐςτιν διὰ παντός. COI μόνῳ HMAPTON, Kal τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιόν COY ἐποίμοδ' ὅπως ἂν δικδιωθιῆς ἐν τοῖς λόγοις coy, Kal NIKHcHC ἐν τῷ KpinecOai ce. ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἐν dnomiaic CYNEAHMOOHN, Kal ἐν ἁμδρτίδις ἐκίςοηςέν me H μήτηρ Moy. ἰδοὺ γὰρ ἀλήθειαν ἠγά- Trucac’ τὰ ἄληλδ Kal τὰ κρύφιδ τῆς codiac coy ἐδήλωσάς μοι. ῥαντιεῖς με ἡὑσοώπῳ, kal κδθδριοθήσομδι πλγνεῖς με, Kai ὑπὲρ χιόνδ λεγκανθήςομδι. ἀκογτιεῖς me ἀγδλλίδειν Kal eydpocy- NHN, ἀγδλλιάζοντδι ὀςτᾷ τετὰπεινωλιένδ᾽: ὁπόοτρεψον τὸ πρόσωπόν coy ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμδρτιῶν μου, Kal πάοδς τὰς ἀνομίδς ΜΟΥ ἐξάλειψον. 10, KapAIAN Ka@apaN KTICON ἐν ἐμοί, ὁ Θεός, Kal TINEYMa εὐθὲς ἐγκδίνιοον ἐν τοῖς ἐγκάτοις MOY. II. μὴ ἀπο- ρίψῃς me ἀπὸ τοῦ προοώπου coy, καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιόν COY MH ANTANEAHC ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ. ἀπόδος μοὶ THN ἀγδλλίδοιν τοῦ CWTH- ploy Coy, Kai TINeyMaTI γεμονικῷ Ἅτήριοόν με. διδάξω ἀνό- moyc τὰς ὅλογς coy, Kai ἀςεδεῖς ἐπιςτρέψογειν ἐπὶ cé. Pf cai me ἐξ δίμάτων, ὁ Θεός, ὁ Θεὸς τῆς εωτηρίδε Moy. ἀγδλλιά- CeTal ἡ FA@CCA MOY THN AIKAIOCYNHN coy. Κύριε, τὸ στόμα Moy ἀνοίξεις, KAI TA χείλη MOY ἀνάγγελεῖ THN AINECIN Coy. ὅτι εἰ HOEAHCAC θγοίδν, EAWKA AN’ OAOKAYT@MATA οὐκ EYAOKHCEIC, 6ycia τῷ Θεῷ πνεῖμδ cynTeTpiMMéNON’ KapAian CyNTE- τριμαμένην Kal TETATTEINWMENHN ὁ Θεὸς οὐκ ἐξογθενώςσει.