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Psalm 51:4

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4aAgainst You, You only, I have sinned

And done what is bevil in Your sight,

So that cYou 1are justified 2when You speak

And pure when You judge.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or may be in the right
  2. 2Many mss in Your words

Cross references

  1. aGen 20:6; 39:9; 2 Sam 12:13; Ps 41:4
  2. bLuke 15:21
  3. cRom 3:4

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Against you, you only, have I sinned

and done what is evil in your sight,

so that you may be justified in your words

and blameless in your judgment.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Against you, you only, have I sinned

and done what is evil in your sight;

so you are right in your verdict

and justified when you judge.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Against you—you alone—I have sinned

and done this evil in your sight.

So you are right when you pass sentence;

you are blameless when you judge.

NLTNew Living Translation

Against you, and you alone, have I sinned;

I have done what is evil in your sight.

You will be proved right in what you say,

and your judgment against me is just.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Against you, only you, I have sinned

and have done this evil in your eyes,

so that you are correct when you speak,

you are blameless when you judge.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.