Bible verse

Psalm 51:5

Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.

Psalm 51:5 · BSB

Psalm 51:5 in context

The verses around it, from Psalm 51.

1 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.

2 Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.

4 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.

5 Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.

6 Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.

7 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.

9 Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.

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Psalm 51:5 in other translations

KJV

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

ASV

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.

ERV

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

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