Psalms 51:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 51:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 51:3 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 51:3 — KJV
“For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.”
— Psalms 51:3 (KJV)
Psalms 51:3 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 51:3
“Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 51:3: sin, ever, before
“Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever. let it...: Heb. be thou pleased and bless”
Shares key themes with Psalms 51:3: sin, ever, before
“And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:”
Shares key themes with Psalms 51:3: transgressions, sin, before
“And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever. that...: Heb. praisers”
Shares key themes with Psalms 51:3: sin, ever, before
“And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces: devised: Heb. the device which he...: or, who wrote”
Shares key themes with Psalms 51:3: sin, ever, before
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