Psalm 106:6
New International Version
We have sinned, even as our ancestors did; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.

New Living Translation
Like our ancestors, we have sinned. We have done wrong! We have acted wickedly!

English Standard Version
Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have committed iniquity; we have done wickedness.

Berean Standard Bible
We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.

King James Bible
We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

New King James Version
We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, We have done wickedly.

New American Standard Bible
We have sinned like our fathers, We have gone astray, we have behaved wickedly.

NASB 1995
We have sinned like our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have behaved wickedly.

NASB 1977
We have sinned like our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have behaved wickedly.

Legacy Standard Bible
We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have acted wickedly.

Amplified Bible
We have sinned like our fathers; We have committed iniquity, we have behaved wickedly.

Christian Standard Bible
Both we and our ancestors have sinned; we have done wrong and have acted wickedly.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Both we and our fathers have sinned; we have done wrong and have acted wickedly.

American Standard Version
We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

Contemporary English Version
We and our ancestors have sinned terribly.

English Revised Version
We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
We have sinned, and so did our ancestors. We have done wrong. We are guilty.

Good News Translation
We have sinned as our ancestors did; we have been wicked and evil.

International Standard Version
We have sinned, along with our ancestors; we have committed iniquity and wickedness.

Majority Standard Bible
We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly.

NET Bible
We have sinned like our ancestors; we have done wrong, we have done evil.

New Heart English Bible
We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.

Webster's Bible Translation
We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

World English Bible
We have sinned with our fathers. We have committed iniquity. We have done wickedly.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
We have sinned with our fathers, "" We have done perversely, we have done wickedly.

Young's Literal Translation
We have sinned with our fathers, We have done perversely, we have done wickedly.

Smith's Literal Translation
We sinned with our fathers, we acted perversely, we did evil.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
We have sinned with our fathers: we have acted unjustly, we have wrought iniquity.

Catholic Public Domain Version
We have sinned, as have our fathers. We have acted unjustly; we have wrought iniquity.

New American Bible
We have sinned like our ancestors; we have done wrong and are guilty.

New Revised Standard Version
Both we and our ancestors have sinned; we have committed iniquity, have done wickedly.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
We have sinned with our fathers; we have gone astray and we have done wickedness.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
We have sinned with our fathers, We have done iniquitously, we have dealt wickedly.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
We have sinned with our fathers, we have transgressed, we have done unrighteously.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good
5that I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones, and rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, and give glory with Your inheritance. 6We have sinned like our fathers; we have done wrong and acted wickedly. 7Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea.…

Cross References
Nehemiah 9:16-17
But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments. / They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.

Daniel 9:5-6
we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances. / We have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, leaders, fathers, and all the people of the land.

Jeremiah 14:20
We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, the guilt of our fathers; indeed, we have sinned against You.

Ezekiel 20:8
But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.

Isaiah 64:5-6
You welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins? / Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.

1 Kings 8:47
and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’

Leviticus 26:40
But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me—

Numbers 14:18-19
‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’ / Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people, in keeping with the greatness of Your loving devotion, just as You have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt.”

Judges 10:10
Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, saying, “We have sinned against You, for we have indeed forsaken our God and served the Baals.”

2 Chronicles 30:7
Do not be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that He made them an object of horror, as you can see.

Ezra 9:6-7
and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens. / From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and subjected to the sword and to captivity, to pillage and humiliation, as we are this day.

Romans 3:23
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

1 John 1:8-9
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Matthew 23:29-32
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. / And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ / So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. ...

Acts 7:51-53
You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”


Treasury of Scripture

We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

Psalm 78:8
And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

Leviticus 26:40
If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;

Numbers 32:14
And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.

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Psalm 106
1. The psalmist exhorts to praise God
4. He prays for pardon of sin, as God pardoned the fathers
7. The story of the people's rebellion, and God's mercy
47. He concludes with prayer and praise














We have sinned
The phrase "We have sinned" acknowledges a collective confession of wrongdoing. In Hebrew, the word for "sinned" is "חָטָא" (chata), which means to miss the mark or to err. This admission is not just personal but communal, reflecting the understanding that sin affects the entire community of believers. Historically, this confession aligns with the Israelites' repeated failures to uphold God's commandments, as seen throughout the Old Testament. It serves as a reminder of the need for repentance and the grace of God in forgiving sins.

like our fathers
The phrase "like our fathers" connects the present generation with their ancestors, acknowledging a pattern of disobedience. The Hebrew word for "fathers" is "אָבוֹת" (avot), which refers to the patriarchs and previous generations of Israelites. This connection emphasizes the continuity of human fallibility and the importance of learning from past mistakes. It also highlights the biblical theme of generational sin and the need for each generation to seek God's guidance and forgiveness.

we have done wrong
The phrase "we have done wrong" further emphasizes the acknowledgment of guilt. The Hebrew word used here is "הֶעֱוִינוּ" (he'evinu), which implies acting perversely or committing iniquity. This confession is an essential step in the process of repentance, as it involves recognizing one's actions as contrary to God's will. It underscores the importance of humility and the willingness to admit one's faults before God.

we have acted wickedly
The phrase "we have acted wickedly" uses the Hebrew word "הִרְשַׁעְנוּ" (hirsha'nu), which means to act wickedly or to be guilty of wrongdoing. This term conveys a deeper level of moral corruption and rebellion against God. It serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of sin and the need for divine intervention to restore righteousness. The acknowledgment of wickedness is crucial for understanding the gravity of sin and the transformative power of God's forgiveness and redemption.

(6) We.--Regard must be paid to the fact that the confession includes the speaker and his generation, as well as the ancestors of the race. The psalm proceeds from the period of the Captivity, when the national conscience, or at all events that of the nobler part of the nation, was thoroughly alive to the sinfulness of idolatry.

Verses 6-46. - The psalmist now enters on his main subject - the transgressions of Israel in the past, and God's manifold mercies vouchsafed to them. These he traces from the time of the Exodus (ver. 7) to that of the Babylonish captivity (ver. 46). Verse 6. - We have sinned with our fathers (comp. Leviticus 26:40; 1 Kings 8:47; Ezra 9:6, 7; Nehemiah 1:6, 7; Nehemiah 9:16-18, 26; Daniel 9:5-8). We have committed iniquity; or, "dealt perversely" (Kay). We have done wickedly. The confession is as broad and general as possible, including all under sin - the "fathers" from Moses downwards, the whole nation from the time of its settlement in Canaan, and even the afflicted exiles in Babylon. Their guilt is emphaized by the use of three verbs, each more forcible than the last.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
We have sinned
חָטָ֥אנוּ (ḥā·ṭā·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn

like
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

our fathers;
אֲבוֹתֵ֗ינוּ (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 1: Father

we have done wrong
הֶעֱוִ֥ינוּ (he·‘ĕ·wî·nū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 5753: To bend, twist

[and] acted wickedly.
הִרְשָֽׁעְנוּ׃ (hir·šā·‘ə·nū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's 7561: To be, wrong, to disturb, violate


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