English Standard Version
Psalms 65:3
3When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Iniquities prevail against me; As for our transgressions, You will provide atonement for them.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Though we are overwhelmed by our sins, you forgive them all.
Context of Psalms 65:3
1Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall vows be performed. 2O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come. When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions. 4Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple! 5By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest 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 gone over my head; like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.
- Psalms 40:12For evils have encompassed me beyond number; my iniquities have overtaken me, and I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head; my heart fails me.
- 2 Samuel 12:7Nathan said to David, "You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.
- Micah 7:8Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me.
- Romans 7:23but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members.
- Galatians 5:17For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.
- Psalms 51:2Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
- Psalms 79:9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; deliver us, and atone for our sins, for your name's sake!
- Isaiah 1:18"Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
- Isaiah 6:7And he touched my mouth and said: "Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for."
- Zechariah 13:1"On that day there shall be a fountain opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and uncleanness.
- John 1:29The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, 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, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
- 1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light, as he 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 of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us 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
Topics related to Psalms 65:3
In the dictionaries
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
English Standard Version — © 2001 Crossway Bibles
Commentaries