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Psalms 65:3
3Iniquities overwhelm me; only you can atone for our rebellions.
Psalms 65:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
- New International Version (NIV)When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Iniquities prevail against me; As for our transgressions, You will provide atonement for them.
Context of Psalms 65:3
1Praise is rightfully yours, God, in Zion; vows to you will be fulfilled. 2All humanity will come to you, the one who hears prayer. Iniquities overwhelm me; only you can atone for our rebellions. 4How happy is the one you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple. 5You answer us in righteousness, with awe-inspiring works, God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the distant seas.
Read all of Psalms 65Psalms 65:3 word by word
דִּבְרֵ֣י עֲ֭וֹנֹת גָּ֣בְרוּ מֶ֑נִּי פְּ֝שָׁעֵ֗ינוּ אַתָּ֥ה תְכַפְּרֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 65:3
- Psalms 38:4For my iniquities have flooded over my head; they are a burden too heavy for me to bear.
- Psalms 40:12For troubles without number have surrounded me; my iniquities have overtaken me; I am unable to see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my courage leaves me.
- 2 Samuel 12:7Nathan replied to David, “You are the man! This is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I rescued you from Saul.
- Micah 7:8Do not rejoice over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will stand up; though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.
- Romans 7:23but I see a different law in the parts of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and taking me prisoner to the law of sin in the parts of my body.
- Galatians 5:17For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you don’t do what you want.
- Psalms 51:2Completely wash away my guilt and cleanse me from my sin.
- Psalms 79:9God of our salvation, help us, for the glory of your name. Rescue us and atone for our sins, for your name’s sake.
- Isaiah 1:18“Come, let’s settle this,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are crimson red, they will be like wool.
- Isaiah 6:7He touched my mouth with it and said: Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.
- Zechariah 13:1“On that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the residents of Jerusalem, to wash away sin and impurity.
- John 1:29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
- Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works so that we can serve the living God?
- 1 John 1:7If we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
- Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has set us free from our sins by his blood,
Commentaries on Psalms 65:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Iniquities prevail against me - This is no just rendering of the original, מני גברו עונת דברי dibrey avonoth gaberu menni ; "iniguitous words have prevailed against me," or, "The words of iniquity are strong against me." All kinds of calumnies, lies, and slanders have been propagated, to shake my confidence, and ruin my credit. Our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away - Whatsoever offenses we have committed against thee, thou wilt pardon; תכפרם…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Iniquities prevail against me - Margin, as in Hebrew, Words, or matters of iniquities. The literal meaning is words; and the idea may be that words spoken in iniquity, or slanderous words spoken by others, prevailed against him. The phrase, however, is susceptible of the interpretation which refers it to iniquity itself; meaning the matter of iniquity - the thing - iniquity itself - as if that overcame him, or got the mastery of him. The psalmist here, in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3You atone: God graciously removes the guilt of sin (see Psalm 32:5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. God's mercy alone delivers us from the burden of iniquities, by purging or expiating by an atonement the transgressions with which we are charged, and which are denoted by-- Iniquities--or, literally, "Words of iniquities."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 65
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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