Psalms 51:3
\51:1\Have pity on me, O God, in your mercy; out of a full heart, take away my sin.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
In Context
2\51:1\When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.
4\51:2\Let all my wrongdoing be washed away, and make me clean from evil.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:40And they will have grief for their sins and for the sins of their fathers, when their hearts were untrue to me, and they went against me;
Job 33:27He makes a song, saying, I did wrong, turning from the straight way, but he did not give me the reward of my sin.
Psalms 38:18\38:17\My feet are near to falling, and my sorrow is ever before me.
Psalms 41:5\41:4\I said, Lord, have mercy on me; make my soul well, because my faith is in you.
Isaiah 43:25I, even I, am he who takes away your sins; and I will no longer keep your evil doings in mind.
Jeremiah 3:25Let us be stretched on the earth in our downfall, covering ourselves with our shame: for we have been sinners against the Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our earliest years even till this day: and we have not given ear to the voice of the Lord our God.
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 →