Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New 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. English 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. Berean Standard Bible Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight— That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge. New American Standard Bible Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak And blameless when You judge. NASB 1995 Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak And blameless when You judge. NASB 1977 Against Thee, Thee only, I have sinned, And done what is evil in Thy sight, So that Thou art justified when Thou dost speak, And blameless when Thou dost judge. Legacy Standard Bible Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak And pure when You judge. Amplified Bible Against You, You only, have I sinned And done that which is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak [Your sentence] And faultless in Your judgment. Christian 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. Holman Christian 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. American Standard Version Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest. Aramaic Bible in Plain English To you alone I have sinned and have committed wickedness before you, because you shall be just in your word and you shall conquer in your judgment. Brenton Septuagint Translation Against thee only have I sinned, and done evil before thee: that thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. Contemporary English Version You are really the one I have sinned against; I have disobeyed you and have done wrong. So it is right and fair for you to correct and punish me. Douay-Rheims Bible To thee only have I sinned, and have done evil before thee: that thou mayst be justified in thy words and mayst overcome when thou art judged. English Revised Version Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in thy sight: that thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. GOD'S WORD® Translation I have sinned against you, especially you. I have done what you consider evil. So you hand down justice when you speak, and you are blameless when you judge. Good News Translation I have sinned against you--only against you--and done what you consider evil. So you are right in judging me; you are justified in condemning me. International Standard Version Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done what was evil in your sight. As a result, you are just in your pronouncement and clear in your judgment. JPS Tanakh 1917 Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in Thy sight; That Thou mayest be justified when Thou speakest, And be in the right when Thou judgest. Literal Standard Version Against You, You only, I have sinned, | And done evil in Your eyes, | So that You are righteous in Your words, | You are pure in Your judging. Majority Standard Bible Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge. New American Bible Against you, you alone have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your eyes So that you are just in your word, and without reproach in your judgment. NET Bible Against you--you above all--I have sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. So you are just when you confront me; you are right when you condemn me. New Revised Standard Version Against 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. New Heart English Bible Against you, and you only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight; that you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge. Webster's Bible Translation Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. World English Bible Against you, and you only, I have sinned, and done that which is evil in your sight, so you may be proved right when you speak, and justified when you judge. Young's Literal Translation Against Thee, Thee only, I have sinned, And done the evil thing in Thine eyes, So that Thou art righteous in Thy words, Thou art pure in Thy judging. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God…3For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. 4Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge. 5Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.… Cross References Luke 15:21 The son declared, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' Romans 3:4 Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: "So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge." Genesis 20:6 Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, "Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her. Genesis 39:9 No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?" 1 Samuel 15:24 Then Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD's commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice. 2 Samuel 11:27 And when the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of the LORD. 2 Samuel 12:13 Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." "The LORD has taken away your sin," Nathan replied. "You will not die. Treasury of Scripture Against you, you only, have I sinned, and done this evil in your sight: that you might be justified when you speak, and be clear when you judge. Against Genesis 9:6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man. Genesis 20:6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. Genesis 39:9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? evil Genesis 38:7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him. 2 Kings 17:17 And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. 2 Kings 21:6 And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. that thou Psalm 50:4,6 He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people… Luke 7:29 And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. Romans 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. when Acts 17:31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. Romans 2:5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Revelation 15:3,4 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints… Jump to Previous Blameless Clear Evil Eyes Judge Judgest Judgment Justified Mayest Mightest Proved Pure Right Righteous Sentence Sight Sinned Speak Speakest Thee Words Working WrongJump to Next Blameless Clear Evil Eyes Judge Judgest Judgment Justified Mayest Mightest Proved Pure Right Righteous Sentence Sight Sinned Speak Speakest Thee Words Working WrongPsalm 51 1. David prays for remission of sins, whereof he makes a deep confession6. He prays for sanctification 16. God delights not in sacrifice, but in sincerity 18. He prays for the church (4) Against thee, thee only . . .--This can refer to nothing but a breach of the covenant-relation by the nation at large. An individual would have felt his guilt against the nation or other individuals, as well as against Jehovah. The fact that St. Paul quotes (from the LXX.) part of the verse in Romans 3:4 (see Note, New Testament Commentary) has naturally opened up an avenue for discussion on the bearing of the words on the doctrines of free-will and predestination. But the immediate object of his quotation appears to be to contrast the faithfulness of the God of the covenant with the falsehood of the covenant people ("Let God be true, and every man a liar"). The honour of God, as God of the covenant, was at stake. It is this thought which appears in the last clauses of this verse. That . . .--So that (or, in order that) thou art (or mayest be) justified in thy cause, and clear in thy judgment. The Hebrew, rendered in the Authorised Version when thou speakest, is often used of a cause or suit (see (Exodus 18:16-22, "matter," &c), and it is here plainly used in this sense and is parallel to judgment. The clause seems to imply not only a sense of a breach of the covenant, but some manifest judgment from Jehovah in consequence; and, as usual, it is of its effect on the heathen that the psalmist thinks. The Divine honour would be justified when the suffering nation confessed that condemnation and punishment had been deserved. This was apparently the meaning read in the words by the LXX. Verse 4. - Against thee, thee only, have I sinned. Though no sins could be more directly against man than adultery and murder, yet David feels that that aspect of them shrinks away into insignificance, and is as if it were not, when they are viewed in their true and real character, as offences against the majesty of God. Every sin is mainly against God; and the better sort of men always feel this. "How can I do this great wickedness," says Joseph, when tempted by Potiphar's wife, "and sin against God?" And so David to Nathan, when he was first rebuked by him, "I have sinned against the Lord" (2 Samuel 12:13). And done this evil in thy sight; that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. Clear in the eyes of the world, that is; free from all charge of harshness or injustice, when thou judgest me, and condemnest me for my sins, as thou must do.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Against You,לְךָ֤ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew You only, לְבַדְּךָ֨ ׀ (lə·ḇad·də·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of have I sinned חָטָאתִי֮ (ḥā·ṭā·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn and done עָ֫שִׂ֥יתִי (‘ā·śî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 6213: To do, make what is evil וְהָרַ֥ע (wə·hā·ra‘) Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil in Your sight, בְּעֵינֶ֗יךָ (bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain so that לְ֭מַעַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent You may be found just תִּצְדַּ֥ק (tiṣ·daq) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6663: To be just or righteous when You speak בְּדָבְרֶ֗ךָ (bə·ḏā·ḇə·re·ḵā) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue and blameless תִּזְכֶּ֥ה (tiz·keh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 2135: To be translucent, to be innocent when You judge. בְשָׁפְטֶֽךָ׃ (ḇə·šā·p̄ə·ṭe·ḵā) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate Links Psalm 51:4 NIVPsalm 51:4 NLT Psalm 51:4 ESV Psalm 51:4 NASB Psalm 51:4 KJV Psalm 51:4 BibleApps.com Psalm 51:4 Biblia Paralela Psalm 51:4 Chinese Bible Psalm 51:4 French Bible Psalm 51:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 51:4 Against you and you only have (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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