Psalm 25:7
New International Version
Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you, LORD, are good.

New Living Translation
Do not remember the rebellious sins of my youth. Remember me in the light of your unfailing love, for you are merciful, O LORD.

English Standard Version
Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O LORD!

Berean Standard Bible
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.

King James Bible
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.

New King James Version
Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Your mercy remember me, For Your goodness’ sake, O LORD.

New American Standard Bible
Do not remember the sins of my youth or my wrongdoings; Remember me according to Your faithfulness, For Your goodness’ sake, LORD.

NASB 1995
Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; According to Your lovingkindness remember me, For Your goodness’ sake, O LORD.

NASB 1977
Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; According to Thy lovingkindness remember Thou me, For Thy goodness’ sake, O LORD.

Legacy Standard Bible
Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; According to Your lovingkindness remember me, For the sake of Your goodness, O Yahweh.

Amplified Bible
Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; According to Your lovingkindness remember me, For Your goodness’ sake, O LORD.

Christian Standard Bible
Do not remember the sins of my youth or my acts of rebellion; in keeping with your faithful love, remember me because of your goodness, LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do not remember the sins of my youth or my acts of rebellion; in keeping with Your faithful love, remember me because of Your goodness, LORD.

American Standard Version
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: According to thy lovingkindness remember thou me, For thy goodness' sake, O Jehovah.

Contemporary English Version
Forget each wrong I did when I was young. Show how truly kind you are and remember me.

English Revised Version
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy lovingkindness remember thou me, for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Do not remember the sins of my youth or my rebellious ways. Remember me, O LORD, in keeping with your mercy and your goodness.

Good News Translation
Forgive the sins and errors of my youth. In your constant love and goodness, remember me, LORD!

International Standard Version
Do not remember my youthful sins and transgressions; but remember me in light of your gracious love, in light of your goodness, LORD.

Majority Standard Bible
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.

NET Bible
Do not hold against me the sins of my youth or my rebellious acts! Because you are faithful to me, extend to me your favor, O LORD!

New Heart English Bible
Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. Remember me according to your loving kindness, for your goodness' sake, LORD.

Webster's Bible Translation
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.

World English Bible
Don’t remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. Remember me according to your loving kindness, for your goodness’ sake, Yahweh.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Sins of my youth, and my transgressions, "" Do not remember. According to Your kindness be mindful of me, "" For Your goodness’ sake, O YHWH.

Young's Literal Translation
Sins of my youth, and my transgressions, Do not Thou remember. According to Thy kindness be mindful of me, For Thy goodness' sake, O Jehovah.

Smith's Literal Translation
The sins of my youth and my transgressions thou wilt not remember: according to thy mercy remember thou for me for sake of thy goodness, O Jehovah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The sins of my youth and my ignorances do not remember. According to thy mercy remember thou me: for thy goodness' sake, O Lord.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Do not remember the offenses of my youth and my ignorances. Remember me according to your mercy, because of your goodness, O Lord.

New American Bible
Remember no more the sins of my youth; remember me according to your mercy, because of your goodness, LORD.

New Revised Standard Version
Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for your goodness’ sake, O LORD!
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Remember not the foolishness of my youth, but according to thine abundant mercy remember thou me because of thy goodness' sake, O God.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And do not remember against me the foolishness of my youth, but according to the multitude of your mercies, let me be remembered because of your kindness, oh God!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Thy mercy remember Thou me, For Thy goodness' sake, O LORD.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my sins of ignorance: remember me according to thy mercy, for thy goodness' sake, O Lord.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
To You I Lift Up My Soul
6Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age. 7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD. 8Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.…

Cross References
Isaiah 43:25
I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your 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.”

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

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.

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 44:22
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.

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

Colossians 2:13-14
When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses, / having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!

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

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.

Psalm 79:8-9
Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low. / Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.

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.

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

Luke 1:77
to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,

Romans 4:7-8
“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered. / Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”


Treasury of Scripture

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to your mercy remember you me for your goodness' sake, O LORD.

Remember

Psalm 79:8
O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low.

Psalm 109:14,16
Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out…

Isaiah 38:17
Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

the sins

Job 13:26
For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.

Job 20:11
His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.

Proverbs 5:7-14
Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth…

according

Psalm 51:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Psalm 109:26
Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy:

Psalm 119:124
Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.

for thy

Psalm 6:4
Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.

Psalm 31:16
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake.

Ephesians 1:6,7
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved…

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Do not remember
The phrase "Do not remember" is a plea for divine forgetfulness regarding past sins. In Hebrew, the word for "remember" is "זָכַר" (zakar), which often implies an active recalling or bringing to mind. In the context of the Old Testament, remembrance by God can lead to either blessing or judgment. Here, the psalmist is asking God to choose not to bring past transgressions to mind, highlighting a deep understanding of God's ability to forgive and the hope for a fresh start.

the sins of my youth
This phrase acknowledges the mistakes and transgressions committed during one's younger years. The Hebrew word for "sins" is "חַטָּאָה" (chatta'ah), which refers to offenses against God's law. The mention of "youth" suggests a time of immaturity and lack of wisdom. In biblical times, youth was often associated with folly and impulsiveness, as seen in Proverbs. The psalmist's request reflects a desire for God's mercy over the impetuous errors of earlier life stages.

nor my rebellious acts
"Rebellious acts" translates from the Hebrew "פֶּשַׁע" (pesha), which denotes willful transgressions or acts of defiance against God. This term conveys a deeper level of intentional disobedience compared to unintentional sins. The psalmist's inclusion of both youthful sins and rebellious acts underscores a comprehensive confession, seeking forgiveness for both inadvertent and deliberate wrongdoings.

remember me
In contrast to the plea for God not to remember sins, the psalmist asks God to "remember me." This is a request for God to focus on the individual rather than their past misdeeds. The Hebrew root "זָכַר" (zakar) is again used, but here it is a plea for God to recall the psalmist in a favorable light, emphasizing the personal relationship between the psalmist and God.

according to Your loving devotion
"Loving devotion" is translated from the Hebrew "חֶסֶד" (chesed), a term rich with meaning, often rendered as "steadfast love" or "mercy." It signifies God's covenantal faithfulness and kindness. The psalmist appeals to God's chesed, recognizing that divine forgiveness and favor are rooted in God's unchanging and loyal love, rather than human merit.

because of Your goodness
The word "goodness" comes from the Hebrew "טוּב" (tov), which encompasses moral excellence, kindness, and benevolence. The psalmist appeals to God's inherent goodness as the basis for forgiveness. This reflects a theological understanding that God's actions are inherently good and that His nature is the ultimate source of mercy and grace.

O LORD
The use of "O LORD" invokes the divine name "Yahweh," the covenant name of God revealed to Moses. This name signifies God's eternal, self-existent nature and His personal relationship with His people. By addressing God as "LORD," the psalmist acknowledges God's sovereignty and faithfulness, reinforcing the trust that God will respond to the plea for forgiveness and remembrance in accordance with His character.

Verse 7. - Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. Job thought that God counted against him the "iniquities of his youth" (Job 13:26); David, with greater faith and a deeper insight into the true character of God, can ask with confidence that his may not be reckoned against him. An earthly father does not remember them against his son. How much less will our heavenly Father! According to thy mercy remember thou me, for thy goodness' sake, O Lord! Still, put me not from thy mind. "Remember thou me" always - but in the light of thy tender mercy, with the rays of thy love streaming over me and hiding the deformities of my transgressions. Do this "for thy goodness' sake," i.e. because thou art essential Goodness, perfect Tenderness, perfect Love.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Remember
תִּ֫זְכֹּ֥ר (tiz·kōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male

not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

the sins
חַטֹּ֤אות (ḥaṭ·ṭō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender

of my youth,
נְעוּרַ֨י ׀ (nə·‘ū·ray)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5271: Youth, the state, the persons

or my rebellious acts;
וּפְשָׁעַ֗י (ū·p̄ə·šā·‘ay)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6588: Transgression

remember me
זְכָר־ (zə·ḵār-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male

according to
לִי־ (lî-)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

Your loving devotion,
כְּחַסְדְּךָ֥ (kə·ḥas·də·ḵā)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

because of
לְמַ֖עַן (lə·ma·‘an)
Preposition
Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent

Your goodness,
טוּבְךָ֣ (ṭū·ḇə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2898: Good, goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare

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


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