Psalms 65:3
because of the sins that they have committed. Our many sins are like a very heavy burden to us, but you forgive us.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
In Context
2because you answer our prayers. People everywhere will come to you
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:7Nathan said to David, “You are the man I have been talking about! And this is what Yahweh, the God we Israelis worship, says to you: ‘I appointed you to be king of Israel, after having rescued you from Saul.
2 Kings 19:20Then Isaiah sent this message to Hezekiah: “This is what Yahweh, the God to whom we Israelis belong, says: 'I have heard what you prayed to me about Sennacherib, the king of Assyria.
Psalms 38:4All my sins are like a flood that covers my head; they are like a load that is very heavy, with the result that I cannot carry it.
Psalms 51:2Make me pure from the wrong things that I have done; make me clean from the guilt of my sin.
Psalms 79:9God, you have saved/rescued us many times, so help us now; rescue us and forgive us for having sinned in order that other people will honor you [MTY].
Isaiah 6:7and touched my lips with the coal. Then he said, “Look at what I have done. I have touched your lips with this coal. Now your guilt is ended, and your sins are forgiven [DOU].”
Matthew Henry on Psalms 65:2-6
The Praises of Zion; Motives for Devout. 1 Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed. 2 O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. 3 Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away. 4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. 5 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer… Read the whole commentary →