Psalms 51:4
Against thee, against thee onely haue I sinned, and done euill in thy sight, that thou mayest be iust when thou speakest, and pure when thou iudgest.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
3For I know mine iniquities, and my sinne is euer before me.
5Beholde, I was borne in iniquitie, and in sinne hath my mother conceiued me.
Cross References
Genesis 9:6Who so sheadeth mans blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God hath he made man.
Genesis 38:7Now Er the first borne of Iudah was wicked in the sight of the Lord: therefore the Lord slewe him.
Leviticus 5:19This is the trespasse offring for the trespasse committed against the Lord.
2 Samuel 12:9Wherefore hast thou despised the commandement of the Lord, to doe euill in his sight? thou hast killed Vriah the Hittite with ye sworde, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slaine him with the sworde of the children of Ammon.
2 Kings 17:17And they made their sonnes and their daughters passe thorowe the fire, and vsed witchcraft and inchantments, yea, solde them selues to doe euill in the sight of the Lord, to anger him.
Psalms 50:4Hee shall call the heauen aboue, and the earth to iudge 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 →