Psalms 51:4

2 Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.

Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.

5 Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.

6 Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.
KJV
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
WEB
Against you, and you only, I have sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight, so you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge.
ASV
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest.
DARBY
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done what is evil in thy sight; that thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, be clear when thou judgest.
BLB
Against You, You alone, have I sinned, and have done the evil in your eyes, so that You are right when You speak, and You are pure when You judge.
ÅB
Mot deg alene har jeg syndet, og hva ondt er i dine øyne, har jeg gjort, for at du skal være rettferdig når du taler, være ren når du dømmer[^1].
OTB
Mot deg alene har jeg syndet
Og gjort det som er ondt i dine øyne,
Så du er rettferdig når du taler
Og ren i din dom.
B1930
Mot dig alene har jeg syndet, og hvad ondt er i dine øine, har jeg gjort, forat du skal være rettferdig når du taler, være ren når du dømmer. / < d.e. kjennes å være rettferdig i dine straffedommer.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 12:13–14

    Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.

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  • Luke 15:21

    The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

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  • Genesis 39:9

    No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?”

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  • Genesis 20:6

    Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.

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  • Romans 3:4

    Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”

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  • Acts 17:31

    For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”

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  • Revelation 16:5

    And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.

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  • Romans 2:5

    But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

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