Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
I acknowledged my sin to thee, and I did not hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to LORD, and thou forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
New American Standard Bible
And my iniquity I
I said, “
And You
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
and did not conceal my iniquity.
I said,
“I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and You took away the guilt of my sin.
International Standard Version
My sin I acknowledged to you; my iniquity I did not hide. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD." And you forgave the guilt of my sin! Interlude
American Standard Version
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
Amplified
I acknowledged my sin to You,
And I did not hide my wickedness;
I said, “I will confess [all] my transgressions to the Lord”;
And You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.
Bible in Basic English
I made my wrongdoing clear to you, and did not keep back my sin. I said, I will put it all before the Lord; and you took away my wrongdoing and my sin. (Selah.)
Darby Translation
I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity I covered not; I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah, and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
Julia Smith Translation
I will make known to thee my sin, and mine iniquity I hid not I said, I will confess upon my transgression to Jehovah; and thou didst take away the iniquity of my sin. Silence.
King James 2000
I acknowledged my sin unto you, and my iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I made known my sin to you, and my iniquity I did not cover. I said, "I will confess concerning my transgressions to Yahweh," and you took away the guilt of my sin. Selah
Modern King James verseion
I confessed my sin to You, and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, I will confess my transgression to Jehovah; and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I will acknowledge my sin unto thee; and mine unrighteousness have I not hid. I said, "I will confess my sins unto the LORD." And so thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin. Selah.
NET Bible
Then I confessed my sin; I no longer covered up my wrongdoing. I said, "I will confess my rebellious acts to the Lord." And then you forgave my sins. (Selah)
New Heart English Bible
I acknowledged my sin to you. I did not hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the LORD, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
The Emphasized Bible
My sin, would I own unto thee, and, mine iniquity, not hide, I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Yahweh, And, thou, didst forgive the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
Webster
I acknowledged my sin to thee, and my iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
World English Bible
I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn't hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Acknowledgment » The reward for acknowledging sin
Afflictions made beneficial » In leading us to confession of sin
Confession » The reward for confessing sin
Confession of sin » Should be full and unreserved
Confession of sin » Followed by pardon
Forgiveness » Who shall be forgiven
Hiding » The lord being a hiding place
God's Mercy » Manifested » To repentant sinners
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 32:5
Prayers for Psalm 32:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Joy Of Forgiveness
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me. My moisture was changed [as] with the drought of summer. Selah. 5 I acknowledged my sin to thee, and I did not hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to LORD, and thou forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah. 6 For this let everyone who is devout pray to thee in a time when thou may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow they shall not reach to him.
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:13
And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against LORD. And Nathan said to David, LORD also has put away thy sin; thou shall not die.
Proverbs 28:13
He who covers his transgressions shall not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them shall obtain mercy.
Isaiah 65:24
And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer, and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Psalm 38:18
For I will declare my iniquity. I will be sorry for my sin.
Job 31:33
if like Adam I have covered my transgressions by hiding my iniquity in my bosom
Job 33:27
He sings before men, and says, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it did not profit me.
Psalm 86:5
For thou, LORD, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in loving kindness to all those who call upon thee.
Hosea 6:1
Come, and let us return to LORD, for he has torn, and he will heal us. He has smitten, and he will bind us up.
Leviticus 26:39-40
And those who are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands, and also in the iniquities of their fathers they shall pine away with them.
Joshua 7:19
And Joshua said to Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to LORD, the God of Israel, and make confession to him, and tell me now what thou have done. Hide it not from me.
2 Samuel 12:9
Why have thou despised the word of LORD, to do that which is evil in his sight? Thou have smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be thy wife, and have slain him with the sword of the sons of Ammon.
2 Samuel 24:10
And David's heart smote him after he had numbered the people. And David said to LORD, I have sinned greatly in that which I have done, but now, O LORD, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant, for I have done very foo
Psalm 30:5
For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy [is] in the morning.
Psalm 51:3-5
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
Psalm 86:15
But thou, O LORD, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.
Psalm 103:3
who forgives all thine iniquities, who heals all thy diseases,
Psalm 103:12
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Proverbs 30:20
So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, I have done no iniquity.
Jeremiah 2:23
How can thou say, I am not defiled; I have not gone after the Baalim? See thy way in the valley. Know what thou have done, a swift dromedary traversing her ways,
Jeremiah 2:35
Yet thou said, I am innocent. Surely his anger is turned away from me. Behold, I will enter into judgment with thee because thou say, I have not sinned.
Jeremiah 31:20
Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a darling child? For as often as I speak against him, I do earnestly remember him still. Therefore my heart yearns for him. I will surely have mercy upon him, says LORD.
Malachi 3:8
Will a man rob God? Yet ye rob me. But ye say, How have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
Luke 7:47
For this reason I say to thee, her many sins are forgiven, because she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, loves little.
Luke 15:17-23
But when he came to himself, he said, How many hired men of my father's have abundance of loaves, but I am perishing with hunger.
Luke 16:15
And he said to them, Ye are those who declare yourselves righteous in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts. Because what is lofty among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
Ephesians 4:32
And become good toward each other, compassionate, forgiving each other, even as also God in Christ forgave us.
1 John 1:8-10
If we say that we have no sin, we lead ourselves astray, and the truth is not in us.