Psalm 25:11
New International Version
For the sake of your name, LORD, forgive my iniquity, though it is great.

New Living Translation
For the honor of your name, O LORD, forgive my many, many sins.

English Standard Version
For your name’s sake, O LORD, pardon my guilt, for it is great.

Berean Standard Bible
For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.

King James Bible
For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

New King James Version
For Your name’s sake, O LORD, Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

New American Standard Bible
For the sake of Your name, LORD, Forgive my wrongdoing, for it is great.

NASB 1995
For Your name’s sake, O LORD, Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

NASB 1977
For Thy name’s sake, O LORD, Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

Legacy Standard Bible
For Your name’s sake, O Yahweh, Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

Amplified Bible
For Your name’s sake, O LORD, Pardon my wickedness and my guilt, for they are great.

Christian Standard Bible
LORD, for the sake of your name, forgive my iniquity, for it is immense.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Because of Your name, Yahweh, forgive my sin, for it is great.

American Standard Version
For thy name's sake, O Jehovah, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.

Contemporary English Version
Be true to your name, LORD, by forgiving each one of my terrible sins.

English Revised Version
For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
For the sake of your name, O LORD, remove my guilt, because it is great.

Good News Translation
Keep your promise, LORD, and forgive my sins, for they are many.

International Standard Version
For the sake of your name, LORD, forgive my sin, for it is great.

Majority Standard Bible
For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.

NET Bible
For the sake of your reputation, O LORD, forgive my sin, because it is great.

New Heart English Bible
For your name's sake, LORD, pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

Webster's Bible Translation
For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon my iniquity; for it is great.

World English Bible
For your name’s sake, Yahweh, pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For Your Name’s sake, O YHWH, "" You have pardoned my iniquity, for it [is] great.

Young's Literal Translation
For Thy name's sake, O Jehovah, Thou hast pardoned mine iniquity, for it is great.

Smith's Literal Translation
For sake of thy name, O Jehovah, and thou forgavest to mine iniquity; for it was much.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For thy name's sake, O Lord, thou wilt pardon my sin: for it is great.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Because of your name, O Lord, you will pardon my sin, for it is great.

New American Bible
For the sake of your name, LORD, pardon my guilt, though it is great.

New Revised Standard Version
For your name’s sake, O LORD, pardon my guilt, for it is great.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Pardon me from my evil, because of your Name, LORD JEHOVAH, for it is great!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For Thy name's sake, O LORD, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For thy name's sake, O Lord, do thou also be merciful to my sin; for it is great.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
To You I Lift Up My Soul
10All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees. 11For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great. 12Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.…

Cross References
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Isaiah 43:25
I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.

Psalm 51:1-2
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. / Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

Micah 7:18-19
Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.

Acts 3:19
Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,

Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

Daniel 9:9
To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him

Colossians 1:13-14
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, / in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Isaiah 1:18
“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.

Matthew 6:12
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

Nehemiah 9:17
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.

Romans 3:23-24
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, / and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

Psalm 103:10-12
He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities. / For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him. / As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

Hebrews 8:12
For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”

Jeremiah 31:34
No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”


Treasury of Scripture

For your name's sake, O LORD, pardon my iniquity; for it is great.

thy

Psalm 31:3
For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.

Psalm 79:9
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.

Psalm 109:21
But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.

for it

Numbers 14:17-19
And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying, …

Romans 5:15,20,21
But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many…

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For the sake of Your name
This phrase emphasizes the importance of God's reputation and character. In the Hebrew context, a name is not merely an identifier but a representation of one's essence and reputation. The psalmist appeals to God's name, which is synonymous with His holiness, mercy, and faithfulness. The invocation of God's name suggests a deep trust in His covenantal promises and His desire to uphold His glory through acts of forgiveness and grace. Historically, God's name was revered and considered powerful, as seen in the reverence shown by the Israelites in their worship and daily lives.

O LORD
The use of "LORD" in all capital letters indicates the Hebrew name Yahweh, the personal and covenantal name of God. This name is deeply significant, as it was revealed to Moses at the burning bush (Exodus 3:14) and signifies God's eternal, self-existent nature. The psalmist's use of Yahweh underscores a personal relationship with God, rooted in the covenant established with Israel. It reflects a deep reverence and acknowledgment of God's sovereignty and faithfulness throughout history.

forgive my iniquity
The plea for forgiveness is central to the psalmist's prayer. The Hebrew word for "forgive" (סָלַח, salah) conveys the idea of pardoning or removing guilt. "Iniquity" (עָוֹן, avon) refers to moral perversity or sinfulness, indicating a recognition of personal wrongdoing. The psalmist's request for forgiveness is not based on personal merit but on God's character and promises. This reflects a fundamental biblical principle that forgiveness is an act of divine grace, not human achievement, and is available to those who humbly seek it.

for it is great
The acknowledgment of the greatness of the psalmist's iniquity demonstrates humility and self-awareness. The Hebrew word for "great" (גָּדוֹל, gadol) implies magnitude and seriousness. By confessing the severity of his sin, the psalmist models a contrite heart, which is essential for receiving God's mercy. This recognition of one's sinfulness is a recurring theme in Scripture, highlighting the need for repentance and the transformative power of God's forgiveness. The historical context of Israel's sacrificial system underscores the gravity of sin and the necessity of atonement, pointing ultimately to the redemptive work of Christ.

Verse 11. - For thy Name's sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity. The psalmist here resumes the attitude of prayer, which he had laid aside in ver. 8. The" sins of his youth," and his other "transgressions," which he had asked God to forget (ver. 7), rankle in his own memory, and force him to cry out again and again for pardon (see ver. 18; Psalm 32:5; Psalm 38:18; Psalm 39:8; Psalm 41:4, etc.). Here he beseeches God to pardon him "for his Name's sake," i.e. for the honour of his Name, that his mercy may Be known far and wide, and his goodness cause all the world to praise him. He enforces his plea by the confession, For it (i.e. his iniquity) is great; so great, that his need of forgiveness is excessive: so great, that to forgive it will be truly Godlike; so great, that, unless forgiven, he must be lost. (For his "great sin," see 2 Samuel 11:4-17.)

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For the sake of
לְמַֽעַן־ (lə·ma·‘an-)
Preposition
Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent

Your name,
שִׁמְךָ֥ (šim·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 8034: A name

O LORD,
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

forgive
וְֽסָלַחְתָּ֥ (wə·sā·laḥ·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5545: To forgive, pardon

my iniquity,
לַ֝עֲוֺנִ֗י (la·‘ă·wō·nî)
Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity

for
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

it
הֽוּא׃ (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

is great.
רַב־ (raḇ-)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great


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