King James Version
psalm 51:4 in the King James Version says “Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speak...” — study this verse from psalm chapter 51 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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.”
psalm 51:4 · KJV
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
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.
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. conceive: Heb. warm me
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
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