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Psalms 25:7
7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; according to thy loving-kindness remember thou me, for thy goodness' sake, Jehovah.
Psalms 25:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you, Lord, are good.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Your mercy remember me, For Your goodness’ sake, O Lord.
Context of Psalms 25:7
5Make me to walk in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. 6Remember, Jehovah, thy tender mercies and thy loving-kindnesses; for they are from everlasting. Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; according to thy loving-kindness remember thou me, for thy goodness' sake, Jehovah. 8Good and upright is Jehovah; therefore will he instruct sinners in the way: 9The meek will he guide in judgment, and the meek will he teach his way.
Read all of Psalms 25Psalms 25:7 word by word
חַטֹּ֤אות נְעוּרַ֨י׀ וּפְשָׁעַ֗י אַל־תִּ֫זְכֹּ֥ר כְּחַסְדְּךָ֥ זְכָר־לִי־אַ֑תָּה לְמַ֖עַן טוּבְךָ֣ יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 25:7
- Psalms 79:8Remember not against us the iniquities of [our] forefathers; let thy tender mercies speedily come to meet us: for we are brought very low.
- Psalms 109:14Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with Jehovah, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out;
- Isaiah 38:17Behold, instead of peace I had bitterness upon bitterness; but thou hast in love delivered my soul from the pit of destruction; for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
- Isaiah 43:25— I, I [am] He that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and I will not remember thy sins.
- Isaiah 64:9Be not wroth very sore, O Jehovah, neither remember iniquity for ever. Behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
- Hebrews 8:12Because I will be merciful to their unrighteousnesses, and their sins and their lawlessnesses I will never remember any more.
- Hebrews 10:16This [is] the covenant which I will establish towards them after those days, saith [the] Lord: Giving my laws into their hearts, I will write them also in their understandings;
- Job 13:26For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth;
- Job 20:11His bones were full of his youthful strength; but it shall lie down with him in the dust.
- Proverbs 5:7And now, children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
- Jeremiah 3:25We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us; for we have sinned against Jehovah our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah our God.
- John 5:5But there was a certain man there who had been suffering under his infirmity thirty and eight years.
- Psalms 51:1Be gracious unto me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness; according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
- Psalms 109:26Help me, Jehovah my God; save me according to thy loving-kindness:
- Psalms 119:124Deal with thy servant according to thy loving-kindness, and teach me thy statutes.
- Psalms 6:4Return, Jehovah, free my soul; save me for thy loving-kindness' sake.
Commentaries on Psalms 25:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Remember not the sins of my youth - Those which I have committed through inconsiderateness, and heat of passion. According to thy mercy - As it is worthy of thy mercy to act according to the measure, the greatness, and general practice of thy mercy; so give me an abundant pardon, a plentiful salvation. For thy goodness' sake - Goodness is the nature of God; mercy flows from that goodness.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Remember not the sins of my youth - In strong contrast with God, the psalmist brings forward his own conduct and life. He could ask of God Psalm 25:6 to remember His own acts - what “He himself” had done; but could not ask him to remember His conduct - His past life. He could only pray that this might be forgotten. He did not wish it to come into remembrance before God; he could not ask that God would deal with him according to that. He prays, therefore…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-7In this prayer for guidance, compassion, and forgiveness, the psalmist asks the Lord for wisdom. He admits his past mistakes and recognizes that his hope is in his merciful Savior.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. Confessing past and present sins, he pleads for mercy, not on palliations of sin, but on God's well-known benevolence.Read the comment
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- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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