Psalms 51:3,5
Psalms 51:1-3 The Message (MSG)
Generous in love—God, give grace! Huge in mercy—wipe out my bad record. Scrub away my guilt, soak out my sins in your laundry. I know how bad I’ve been; my sins are staring me down.
Psalms 51:4-6 The Message (MSG)
You’re the One I’ve violated, and you’ve seen it all, seen the full extent of my evil. You have all the facts before you; whatever you decide about me is fair. I’ve been out of step with you for a long time, in the wrong since before I was born. What you’re after is truth from the inside out. Enter me, then; conceive a new, true life.
Psalms 51:3 King James Version (KJV)
For I acknowledge my transgressions: And my sin is ever before me.
Psalm 51:5 King James Version (KJV)
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.
Psalms 51:3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For I know my transgressions, And my sin is ever before me.
Psalms 51:5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.
Psalms 51:3 New Century Version (NCV)
I know about my wrongs, and I can’t forget my sin.
Psalms 51:5 New Century Version (NCV)
I was brought into this world in sin. In sin my mother gave birth to me.
Psalms 51:3 American Standard Version (ASV)
For I know my transgressions; And my sin is ever before me.
Psalms 51:5 American Standard Version (ASV)
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.
Psalms 51:3 New International Version (NIV)
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
Psalms 51:5 New International Version (NIV)
Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
Psalms 51:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me.
Psalms 51:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.
Psalms 51:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For I am conscious of my transgressions and I acknowledge them; My sin is always before me.
Psalms 51:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
¶I was brought forth in [a state of] wickedness; In sin my mother conceived me [and from my beginning I, too, was sinful]. [John 3:6; Rom 5:12; Eph 2:3]
Psalms 51:3 New Living Translation (NLT)
For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night.
Psalms 51:5 New Living Translation (NLT)
For I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
Psalms 51:3-4 The Passion Translation (TPT)
For I’m so ashamed. I feel such pain and anguish within me. I can’t get away from the sting of my sin against you, Lord! Everything I did, I did right in front of you, for you saw it all. Against you, and you above all, have I sinned. Everything you say to me is infallibly true and your judgment conquers me.
Psalms 51:5 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Lord, I have been a sinner from birth, from the moment my mother conceived me.