Psalms 51:1
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
- KJV
- Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
- WEB
- Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
- ASV
- Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
- DARBY
- {To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David; when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.} Be gracious unto me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness; according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
- BLB
- For the one directing. A Psalm of David, in the coming of Nathan the prophet to him after that he had gone in to Bathsheba. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a> Have mercy on me O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to the abundance of Your compassion, wipe out my transgressions.
- ÅB
- Vær meg nådig, Gud, etter din miskunnhet, utslett mine overtredelser etter din store barmhjertighet!
- OTB
- Vær meg nådig, Gud, i din miskunn;
Stryk ut mine overtredelser etter din store barmhjertighet. - B1930
- Vær mig nådig, Gud, efter din miskunnhet, utslett mine overtredelser efter din store barmhjertighet!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 3:19
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
Read in contextIsaiah 44:22
I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.
Read in contextIsaiah 43:25
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
Read in contextPsalms 51:9
Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
Read in contextColossians 2:14
Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
Read in contextPsalms 69:16
Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
Read in context2 Samuel 11:2–12:13
And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
Read in contextEphesians 1:6–8
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
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