Psalms 51:5
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 8:21And LORD smelled the sweet savor. And LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for that the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I again any more smite everything
Job 14:4Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.
Psalms 58:3The wicked are estranged from the womb. They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
Romans 5:12Because of this, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, so also death passed to all men, in that all sinned.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 51:2-7
Penitential Petitions. 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… Read the whole commentary →