Psalms 51:4
(51-6) Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in Thy sight; that Thou mayest be justified when Thou speakest, and be in the right when Thou judgest.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
3(51-5) For I know my transgressions; and my sin is ever before me.
5(51-7) Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Cross References
Genesis 9:6Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made He man.
Genesis 38:7And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.
Leviticus 5:19It is a guilt-offering — he is certainly guilty before the LORD.
2 Samuel 12:9Wherefore hast thou despised the word of the LORD, to do that which is evil in My sight? Uriah the Hittite thou hast smitten with the sword, and his wife thou hast taken to be thy wife, and him thou hast slain with the sword of the children of Ammon.
2 Kings 17:17and they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and gave themselves over to do that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke Him;
Psalms 50:4He calleth to the heavens above, and to the earth, that He may judge His people:
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 →