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Psalm 51:3 KJV
Psalms · chapter 51 · verse 3
For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.Psalm 51:3 · King James Version
Psalm 51:3 in context
1Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
4Against 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.
5Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
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- transgressionspeshaʻa revoltH6588 →
- acknowledgeyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- sinchaṭṭâʼâhan offence , and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiationH2403 →
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The title has reference to a very sad story, that of David's fall. But, though he fell, he was not utterly cast down, for God graciously upheld him and raised him up. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6