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Psalm 65:3 KJV
Psalms · chapter 65 · verse 3
Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.Psalm 65:3 · King James Version
Psalm 65:3 in context
1Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
2O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
3Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
4Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
5By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
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Key words (Strong's)
- transgressionspeshaʻa revoltH6588 →
- Iniquitiesdâbâra wordH1697 →
- IniquitiesʻâvônperversityH5771 →
- prevailgâbarto be strongH1396 →
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The psalmist here has no particular concern of his own at the throne of grace, but begins with an address to God, as the master of an assembly and the mouth of a congregation; and observe, I. How he gives glory to God, Psa 65:1. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5