Psalm 25:18
New International Version
Look on my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins.

New Living Translation
Feel my pain and see my trouble. Forgive all my sins.

English Standard Version
Consider my affliction and my trouble, and forgive all my sins.

Berean Standard Bible
Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.

King James Bible
Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.

New King James Version
Look on my affliction and my pain, And forgive all my sins.

New American Standard Bible
Look at my misery and my trouble, And forgive all my sins.

NASB 1995
Look upon my affliction and my trouble, And forgive all my sins.

NASB 1977
Look upon my affliction and my trouble, And forgive all my sins.

Legacy Standard Bible
See my affliction and my trouble, And forgive all my sins.

Amplified Bible
Look upon my affliction and my trouble, And forgive all my sins.

Christian Standard Bible
Consider my affliction and trouble, and forgive all my sins.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.

American Standard Version
Consider mine affliction and my travail; And forgive all my sins.

Contemporary English Version
See my troubles and misery and forgive my sins.

English Revised Version
Consider mine affliction and my travail; and forgive all my sins.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Look at my misery and suffering, and forgive all my sins.

Good News Translation
Consider my distress and suffering and forgive all my sins.

International Standard Version
Look upon my distress and affliction; forgive all my sins.

Majority Standard Bible
Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.

NET Bible
See my pain and suffering! Forgive all my sins!

New Heart English Bible
Consider my affliction and my travail. Forgive all my sins.

Webster's Bible Translation
Look upon my affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.

World English Bible
Consider my affliction and my travail. Forgive all my sins.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
See my affliction and my misery, "" And bear with all my sins.

Young's Literal Translation
See mine affliction and my misery, And bear with all my sins.

Smith's Literal Translation
See mine affliction and my labor, and let go to all my sins.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
See my abjection and my labour; and forgive me all my sins.

Catholic Public Domain Version
See my lowliness and my hardship, and release all my offenses.

New American Bible
Look upon my affliction and suffering; take away all my sins.

New Revised Standard Version
Consider my affliction and my trouble, and forgive all my sins.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Look upon my affliction and my labor; and forgive all my sins.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
See my oppression and my labor and forgive me all my sin!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
See mine affliction and my travail; And forgive all my sins.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Look upon mine affliction and my trouble; and forgive all my sins.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
To You I Lift Up My Soul
17The troubles of my heart increase; free me from my distress. 18Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins. 19Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred.…

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.

Psalm 32:5
Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah

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.

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.

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.

Matthew 11:28-30
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

Romans 7:24-25
What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? / Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I serve the law of God, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.

Psalm 103:3
He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,

Psalm 130:3-4
If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand? / But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.

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

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

Colossians 1:14
in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Psalm 38:4
For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.

Psalm 86:5
For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

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

Look on my affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.

Look

Psalm 119:132,153
Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name…

1 Samuel 1:11
And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no rasor come upon his head.

2 Samuel 16:12
It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.

forgive

Psalm 32:1-5
A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered…

Psalm 51:8,9
Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice…

Matthew 9:2
And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.

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Consider my affliction
The Hebrew word for "consider" is "ra'ah," which means to see, look at, or inspect. This plea is a heartfelt request for God to take notice of the psalmist's suffering. In the context of ancient Israel, affliction often referred to physical, emotional, or spiritual distress. The psalmist is asking God to be attentive to his plight, trusting in God's compassionate nature. This reflects a deep faith that God is not distant but intimately involved in the lives of His people.

and trouble
The word "trouble" in Hebrew is "torah," which can mean distress or adversity. The psalmist is acknowledging the multifaceted nature of his suffering, which is not limited to one type of hardship. Historically, the people of Israel faced numerous adversities, from external threats to internal strife. This phrase captures the comprehensive nature of human suffering and the need for divine intervention.

and take away all my sins
The Hebrew word for "take away" is "nasa," which means to lift, bear, or carry away. This is a profound request for forgiveness, recognizing that sin is a burden that only God can remove. The psalmist understands that his affliction and trouble are not just external but also internal, rooted in sin. In the conservative Christian perspective, this reflects the belief in the necessity of repentance and the transformative power of God's forgiveness. The psalmist's plea is a precursor to the New Testament revelation of Jesus Christ, who bears the sins of the world. This phrase underscores the holistic nature of salvation, addressing both the physical and spiritual dimensions of human existence.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Consider
רְאֵ֣ה (rə·’êh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

my affliction
עָ֭נְיִי (‘ā·nə·yî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6040: Affliction, poverty

and trouble,
וַעֲמָלִ֑י (wa·‘ă·mā·lî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5999: Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind

and take away
וְ֝שָׂ֗א (wə·śā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

all
לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

my sins.
חַטֹּאותָֽי׃ (ḥaṭ·ṭō·w·ṯāy)
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender


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