Psalms 51:5
\51:3\For I am conscious of my error; my sin is ever before me.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
In Context
4\51:2\Let all my wrongdoing be washed away, and make me clean from evil.
Cross References
Genesis 8:21And when the sweet smell came up to the Lord, he said in his heart, I will not again put a curse on the earth because of man, for the thoughts of man's heart are evil from his earliest days; never again will I send destruction on all living things as I have done.
Job 14:4If only a clean thing might come out of an unclean! But it is not possible.
Psalms 58:3\58:2\The purposes of your hearts are evil; your hands are full of cruel doings on the earth.
Romans 5:12For this reason, as through one man sin came into the world, and death because of sin, and so death came to all men, because all have done evil:
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 →