Psalms 32:5

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“Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah”

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BSBPD

“Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I acknowledged my sin unto thee, And mine iniquity did I not hide: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah; And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. [Selah”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“My sin I cause Thee to know, And mine iniquity I have not covered. I have said, `I confess concerning My transgressions to Jehovah,' And Thou--Thou hast taken away, The iniquity of my sin. Selah.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 32:5 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 5:5If someone incurs guilt in one of these ways, he must confess the sin he has committed,
  2. Leviticus 26:39Those of you who survive in the lands of your enemies will waste away in their iniquity and will decay in the sins of their fathers.
  3. Joshua 7:19So Joshua said to Achan, “My son, give glory to the LORD, the God of Israel, and make a confession to Him. I urge you to tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
  4. 2 Samuel 12:9Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own, for you have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.
  5. 2 Samuel 12:13Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.
  6. 2 Samuel 24:10After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
  7. 2 Samuel 24:17When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the LORD, “Surely I, the shepherd, have sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house.”
  8. 1 Kings 8:50May You forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all the transgressions they have committed against You, and may You grant them compassion in the eyes of their captors to show them mercy.
  9. 2 Chronicles 6:29then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple—
  10. Ezra 10:11Now, therefore, make a confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from your foreign wives.”
  11. Job 31:33if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,
  12. Job 33:27Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
  13. Psalms 25:16Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted.
  14. Psalms 25:18Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.
  15. Psalms 30:5For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
  16. Psalms 38:18Yes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.
  17. Psalms 38:19Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.
  18. Psalms 51:3For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
  19. Psalms 51:6Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
  20. Psalms 86:5For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
  21. Psalms 86:15But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
  22. Psalms 103:3He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,
  23. Psalms 103:12As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
  24. Proverbs 28:13He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

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