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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 51, Verse 4

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For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin [is] ever before me.
King James Version
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.
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.
New English Translation
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.
World 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.
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Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
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Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden [part] thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
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Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
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Make me to hear joy and gladness; [that] the bones [which] thou hast broken may rejoice.
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Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
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Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
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Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
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Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me [with thy] free spirit.
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[Then] will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
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Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: [and] my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.