Psalms 51
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Psalms 51:3-6

3For 1I 2knowH3045 my transgressionsH6588, And my sinH2403 is everH8548 beforeH5048 me.43Against You, You onlyH905, I have sinnedH2398 And doneH6213 whatH7451 is 4evilH7451 in Your sightH5869, SoH4616 that 5You 6are justifiedH6663 7when You speakH1696 And 8blamelessH2135 when You judgeH8199.

5BeholdH2005, I was 9broughtH2342 forthH2342 in iniquityH5771, And in sinH2399 my motherH517 conceivedH3179 me.6BeholdH2005, You desireH2654 10truthH571 in the 11innermostH2910 beingH2910, And in the hiddenH5640 partH5640 You will 12make me knowH3045 wisdomH2451.

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Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 51:3 Or I myself know ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 51:3 Is 59:12 ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 51:4 Gen 20:6; 39:9; 2 Sam 12:13; Ps 41:4 ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 51:4 Luke 15:21 ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 51:4 Rom 3:4 ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 51:4 Or may be in the right ↩
  7. 7. Psalms 51:4 Many mss read in Your words ↩
  8. 8. Psalms 51:4 Lit pure ↩
  9. 9. Psalms 51:5 Job 14:4; 15:14; Ps 58:3; Eph 2:3 ↩
  10. 10. Psalms 51:6 Job 38:36; Ps 15:2 ↩
  11. 11. Psalms 51:6 Or inward parts ↩
  12. 12. Psalms 51:6 Prov 2:6; Eccl 2:26; James 1:5 ↩

Commentaries on Psalms 51

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