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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAgainst 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. 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. Smith's Literal Translation Against thee, thee alone, did I sin, and I did evil in thine eyes: so that thou wilt be justified in thy speaking, and thou wilt be pure in thy judging. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTo 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. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. 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. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAgainst thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in thy sight; for thou wilt be justified in thy reproof, triumphant in thy judgments. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated 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. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Against 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. 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. 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 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.” 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. Luke 15:18-21 I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. / I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’ / So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. ... Job 9:2-3 “Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God? / If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand. 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. 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?” Jeremiah 14:7 Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against You. Daniel 9:7-9 To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You. / O LORD, we are covered with shame—our kings, our leaders, and our fathers—because we have sinned against You. / To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him Isaiah 43:25 I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more. Micah 7:9 Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness. 1 Kings 8:46-50 When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near, / 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,’ / and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray to You in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name, ... Ezra 9:6 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. Nehemiah 9:33 You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly. Lamentations 3:39-42 Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins? / Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD. / Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven: ... Matthew 27:4 “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.” 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 Against You, You only, have I sinned This phrase emphasizes the personal nature of sin as an offense against God Himself. The Hebrew word for "sinned" is "חָטָאתִי" (chata'ti), which conveys the idea of missing the mark or failing to meet God's standards. In the historical context, King David acknowledges that, despite the human consequences of his actions, the ultimate transgression is against God. This highlights the gravity of sin in a believer's life, reminding us that our actions are first and foremost a breach of our relationship with the Divine. and done what is evil in Your sight so that You may be justified in Your sentence and blameless when You judge 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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