Psalms 51:3

For well I know my transgressions, my sin is ever before me.

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For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

In Context

2Wash me clean of my guilt, make me pure of my sin.

4Against you, only you, have I sinned, and done that which is wrong in your sight: you therefore are just when you speak, and clear when you utter judgment.

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Cross References

Psalms 38:18I acknowledge my guilt, I am anxious because of my sin:

Psalms 41:5My enemies speak of me nothing but evil, “When will he die, and his name pass away?”

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 →

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