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Psalms 51:3 — King James Version← Study notes

For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.


Psalms 51:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 51:37 words
HebrewMeaning
חָנֵּ֣/נִיḥānēniy
show favor to meverbH2603
fair · (be · find · shew) favour ···
אֱלֹהִ֣יםʾĕlōhiym
O GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
כְּ/חַסְדֶּ֑/ךָkəḥasədekā
according to covenant loyalty yourpronH2617
good deed(-liness · -ness) · kindly · kindness ···
כְּ/רֹ֥בkərōb
according to the greatness ofpronH7230
all · common · excellent · great(-ly ···
רַ֝חֲמֶ֗י/ךָraḥămeykā
compassion yournounH7356
compassion · damsel · tender love · (great ···
מְחֵ֣הməḥēh
wipe outverbH4229
blot out · destroy · full of marrow · put out ···
פְשָׁעָֽ/יpəšāʿāy
transgressions mynounH6588
sin · transgression · trespass
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 51:3

1. Neither must this multitude's throng be defrauded, nor their infirmity burthened. Silence we ask, and quiet, in order that our voice, after yesterday's labour, be able with some little vigour to last out. It must be believed, that your love has met together in greater numbers today for nothing else, but that you may pray for those whom an alien and perverse inclination does keep away. For we are speaking neither of heathens nor of Jews, but of Christians: nor of those that…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 51 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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