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Psalms 51:4 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Psalms 51:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 51:46 words
HebrewMeaning
הרבהhrbh
abundanceverbH7235
archer (by mistake for
הֶ֭רֶבhereb
abundanceverbH7235
archer (by mistake for
כַּבְּסֵ֣/נִיkabəsēniy
wash meverbH3526
wash
מֵ/עֲוֺנִ֑/יmēʿăwōniy
from iniquity mypronH5771
iniquity · mischeif · punishment · sin
וּֽ/מֵ/חַטָּאתִ֥/יwmēḥaṭāʾtiy
and from sin myconjH2403
purifying · sin(-ner · offering)
טַהֲרֵֽ/נִיṭahărēniy
cleanse meverbH2891
make self · pronounce) clean · cleanse · purge ···
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 51:4

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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