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Psalm 51:5–6

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5Indeed, I was guilty when I was born;

I was sinful when my mother conceived me.ae

6Surely you desire integrity in the inner self,

and you teach me wisdom deep within.af

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Cross references

  1. aeJb 15:14; Ps 58:3; Rm 5:12–13
  2. afJb 38:36; Pr 2:6; Ec 2:26

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,

and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being,

and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Surely I was sinful at birth,

sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;

you taught me wisdom in that secret place.

NLTNew Living Translation

For I was born a sinner—

yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.

But you desire honesty from the womb,

teaching me wisdom even there.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Behold, in iniquity I was born,

and in sin my mother conceived me.

Behold, you delight in truth in the inward parts,

and in the hidden parts you make me to know wisdom.

KJV 1900King James Version

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity;

And in sin did my mother conceive me.

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts:

And in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.