Psalms 65:3
1 Praise awaits You, O God, in Zion; to You our vows will be fulfilled.
2 O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.
When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions.
4 Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.
5 With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions.
- KJV
- Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
- WEB
- Sins overwhelmed me, but you atoned for our transgressions.
- ASV
- Iniquities prevail against me: As for our transgressions, thou wilt forgive them.
- DARBY
- Iniquities have prevailed against me: our transgressions, thou wilt forgive them.
- BLB
- Matters of iniquities prevail against me—our transgressions, You wipe them away!
- ÅB
- Når misgjerningene mine er blitt for store for meg, så tilgir du våre overtredelser.
- OTB
- Misgjerninger råder over meg;
Når det gjelder våre overtredelser, tilgir du dem. - B1930
- Når mine misgjerninger er blitt mig for svære, så forlater du våre overtredelser.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 38:4
For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.
Read in contextIsaiah 6:7
And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”
Read in contextPsalms 79:9
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.
Read in context1 John 1:7–9
But 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.
Read in contextHebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
Read in contextGalatians 5:17
For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.
Read in contextZechariah 13:1
“On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
Read in contextRevelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
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