Psalms 51:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.”

Psalms 51:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 51:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 51:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For I know my transgressions. My sin is constantly before me.”

Psalms 51:3 — World English Bible

Psalms 51:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For I know my transgressions; And my sin is ever before me.”

Psalms 51:3 — American Standard Version

Psalms 51:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For my transgressions I do know, And my sin <FI>is<Fi> before me continually.”

Psalms 51:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 51:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is continually before me. ”

Psalms 51:3 — Darby Translation

Psalms 51:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For I know mine iniquities, and my sinne is euer before me.”

Psalms 51:3 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 51:3 in Context — 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.

4 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.

5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

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What Does Psalms 51:3 Mean?

Psalms 51:3 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 51. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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