Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psalms 51:5 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Psalms 51:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 51 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. conceive: Heb. warm me”
Psalms 51:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 51:5
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. This verse has generated enormous theological discussion, touching on original sin, human depravity, and the transmission of Adam's guilt. David traces his sin to conception, acknowledging a sinful nature inherited from birth, not merely acquired through bad choices."Behold" (הֵן/hen) commands attention: 'Look! Consider this important truth!' David isn't making excuses ('I couldn't help it—I was born this way') but explaining: his specific sins of adultery and murder flow from deeper corruption present from conception. He'...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 51:5
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“as sin entered into the world through one man”
“Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.”
“speaking lies.”
“that he should be clean? What is he who is born of a woman”
“doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind”
“That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.”
“and became the father of a son in his own likeness”
“I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, because the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again strike everything living, as I have done.,And the LORD smelled a sweet savor; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.,וַיָּרַח יְהוָה אֶת־רֵיחַ הַנִּיחֹחַ וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־לִבּוֹ לֹא־אֹסִף לְקַלֵּל עוֹד אֶת־הָאֲדָמָה בַּעֲבוּר הָאָדָם כִּי יֵצֶר לֵב הָאָדָם רַע מִנְּעֻרָיו וְלֹא־אֹסִף עוֹד לְהַכּוֹת אֶת־כָּל־חַי כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתִי׃ ,And the LORD smelled the sweet savour; and the LORD said in His heart: I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living”