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Psalm 51:4–5

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4Against you, you alone, have I sinned

and done what is evil in your sight,

so that you are justified in your sentence

and blameless when you pass judgment.*

5Indeed, I was born guilty,

a sinner when my mother conceived me.*

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Cross references

  1. *Gen 20:6; Rom 3:4
  2. *Job 14:4; Ps 58:3

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.

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,

and in sin did my mother conceive me.

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.

Surely I was sinful at birth,

sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

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.

Indeed, I was guilty when I was born;

I was sinful when my mother conceived me.

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.

For I was born a sinner—

yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.

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.

Behold, in iniquity I was born,

and in sin my mother conceived me.

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.

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity;

And in sin did my mother conceive me.