Psalms 51
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Psalms 51:3-6

3For I 1knowH3045 my wrongdoingsH6588, And my sinH2403 is constantlyH8548 beforeH5048 me.42Against You, You onlyH905, I have sinnedH2398 And doneH6213 whatH7451 isH7451 3evilH7451 in Your sightH5869, SoH4616 thatH4616 4You 5are justifiedH6663 6when You speakH1696 And 7blamelessH2135 when You judgeH8199.

5BeholdH2005, I was 8broughtH2342 forthH2342 in guiltH5771, And in sinH2399 my motherH517 conceivedH3179 me.6BeholdH2005, You desireH2654 9truthH571 in the 10innermostH2910 beingH2910, And in secretH5640 You will 11make wisdomH2451 knownH3045 to me.

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Notes

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

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