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Praise Awaits God in Zion

Psalms 65:3

In 11 translations

BSB
When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions.
KJV
Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.Iniquities: Heb. Words, or, Matters of iniquities
WEB
Sins overwhelmed me, but you atoned for our transgressions.
ASV
Iniquities prevail against me: As for our transgressions, thou wilt forgive them.
LSV
Matters of iniquities were mightier than I, || Our transgressions—You cover them.
YLT
Matters of iniquities were mightier than I, Our transgressions — Thou dost cover them.
DBY
Iniquities have prevailed against me: our transgressions, thou wilt forgive them.
DRC64:4
The words of the wicked have prevailed over us: and thou wilt pardon our transgressions.
GNV
Wicked deedes haue preuailed against me: but thou wilt be mercifull vnto our transgressions.
JPS65:4
The tale of iniquities is too heavy for me; as for our transgressions, Thou wilt pardon them.
LXXE64:4
The words of transgressors have overpowered us; but do thou pardon our sins.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC65:4
דִּבְרֵ֣י עֲ֭וֺנֹת גָּ֣בְרוּ מֶ֑נִּי פְּ֝שָׁעֵ֗ינוּ אַתָּ֥ה תְכַפְּרֵֽם׃KJV:Ps.65.3
LXX-Br64:4
Λόγοι ἀνόμων ὑπερδυνάμωσαν ἡμᾶς, καὶ τὰς ἀσεβείας ἡμῶν σὺ ἱλάσῃ.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 38:4For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.
  • Isaiah 6:7And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”
  • Psalms 79:9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.
  • 1 John 1:7–9But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in…
  • Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
  • Psalms 40:12For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
  • Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
  • Zechariah 13:1“On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
  • John 1:29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
  • Galatians 5:17For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.
  • Micah 7:8–9Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case…
  • Psalms 51:7Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
  • Psalms 51:2–3Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
  • Isaiah 1:18–19“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool. If you are willing and obedient, you…
  • Romans 7:23–25But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks…
  • 2 Samuel 12:7–13Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. I gave your master’s house to you and your…

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  • 65:4 in some Bibles
  • 65:3 in most Bibles

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