Psalms 51:4
(51:6) To thee, thee only, have I sinned, and what is evil in thy eyes have I done:—in order that thou mightest be righteous when thou speakest, be justified when thou judgest.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
3(51:5) For of my transgressions I have full knowledge; and my sin is before me continually.
5(51:7) Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth; 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 displeasing in the eyes of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.
Leviticus 5:19It is a trespass-offering: he hath in trespassing trespassed against the Lord.
2 Samuel 12:9Wherefore hast thou despised the word of the Lord to do what is evil in his eyes? Uriyah the Hittite hast thou smitten with the sword, and his wife hast thou taken unto thee for wife; but him hast thou 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 divinations and enchantments, and sold themselves to do what is evil in the eyes of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
Psalms 50:4He will call to the heavens above, and to the earth, to 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 →