Psalms 51:4-5 in English

⁴ 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.

⁵ Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁴ thy tongue has devised unrighteousness; like a sharpened razor thou hast wrought deceit.

⁵ Thou hast loved wickedness more than goodness; unrighteousness better than to speak righteousness. Pause.

⁴ 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.

⁵ Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁴ 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.

⁵ Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁴ You have loved all words of destruction, and a deceitful tongue.

⁵ Therefore may God destroy you for ever, may he pluck you up and utterly remove you from your dwelling, and your root from the land of the living. Pause.

⁴ 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.

⁵ Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁴ You, you only, are the one that I have really sinned against, and you have seen the evil things that I have done. When you say that I am guilty, you are right/correct, and when you judge me, you justly say that I deserve to be punished.

⁵ I have been a sinner since the day that I was born; truly, I have been like that since my mother conceived me.

⁴ You have loved all words of destruction, and a deceitful tongue.

⁵ Therefore may God destroy you for ever, may he pluck you up and utterly remove you from your dwelling, and your root from the land of the living. Pause.

⁴ 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.

⁵ Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.

⁴ 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.

⁵ Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.

⁴ 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.

⁵ Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.

⁴ Against you, you only, have I done wrong, working that which is evil in your eyes; so that your words may be seen to be right, and you may be clear when you are judging.

⁵ Truly, I was formed in evil, and in sin did my mother give me birth.

⁴ Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done what is evil in thy sight; that thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, be clear when thou judgest.

⁵ Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁴ All the day long thy tongue hath devised injustice: as a sharp razor, thou hast wrought deceit.

⁵ Thou hast loved malice more than goodness: and iniquity rather than to speak righteousness.

⁴ I have sinned against you, you alone. I have done evil in your sight. So you are right in what you say, and fair when you judge.

⁵ It's true that I was born guilty—sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

⁴ Against thee, against thee onely haue I sinned, and done euill in thy sight, that thou mayest be iust when thou speakest, and pure when thou iudgest.

⁵ Beholde, I was borne in iniquitie, and in sinne hath my mother conceiued me.

⁴ (51-6) 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 in the right when Thou judgest.

⁵ (51-7) Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁴ 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.

⁵ Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁴ (51:6) To thee, thee only, have I sinned, and what is evil in thy eyes have I done:—in order that thou mightest be righteous when thou speakest, be justified when thou judgest.

⁵ (51:7) Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁴ thy tongue has devised unrighteousness; Like a sharpened razor thou hast wrought deceit.

⁵ Thou hast loved wickedness more than goodness; Unrighteousness better than to speak righteousness. Pause.

⁴ Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And in thy sight have I done evil; So that thou art just in thy sentence, And righteous in thy judgment.

⁵ Behold! I was born in iniquity, And in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁴ Against you, only you, have I sinned, and done that which is wrong in your sight: you therefore are just when you speak, and clear when you utter judgement.

⁵ See! In guilt was I brought to the birth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁴ Against you, only you, have I sinned, and done that which is wrong in your sight: you therefore are just when you speak, and clear when you utter judgment.

⁵ See! In guilt was I brought to the birth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁴ 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.

⁵ Behold, I was born in iniquity. In sin my mother conceived me.

⁴ Against you, you only, I have sinned and done what is evil in your sight; you are right when you speak; you are correct when you judge.

⁵ See, I was born in iniquity; as soon as my mother conceived me, I was in sin.

⁴ 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.

⁵ Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.

⁴ 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.

⁵ Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.

⁴ 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.

⁵ Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

⁴ 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.

⁵ Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.

⁴ 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.

⁵ Behold, I was born in iniquity. My mother conceived me in sin.

⁴ I have sinned to thee alone, and I have done evil before thee; that thou be justified in thy words, and overcome when thou art deemed.

⁵ For lo! I was conceived in wicked-nesses; and my mother conceived me in sins.

⁴ I have sinned to thee alone, and I have done evil before thee; that thou be justified in thy words, and overcome when thou art deemed. (I have sinned against thee alone, and I have done evil before thee; so that thou art justified with thy words, and proved right when thou judgest me.)

⁵ For lo! I was conceived in wickednesses; and my mother conceived me in sins. (For behold! I was conceived in sinfulness; yea, my mother conceived me in sin.)

⁴ 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.

⁵ Lo, in iniquity I have been brought forth, And in sin doth my mother conceive me.