Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
New American Standard Bible
And in sin my mother conceived me.
King James Version
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Holman Bible
I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
International Standard Version
Indeed, in iniquity I was brought forth; in sin my mother conceived me.
A Conservative Version
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.
American Standard Version
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.
Amplified
I was brought forth in [a state of] wickedness;
In sin my mother conceived me [and from my beginning I, too, was sinful].
Bible in Basic English
Truly, I was formed in evil, and in sin did my mother give me birth.
Julia Smith Translation
Behold, I was born in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
King James 2000
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Behold, in iniquity I was born, and in sin my mother conceived me.
Modern King James verseion
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Behold, I was born in wickedness, and in sin hath my mother conceived me.
NET Bible
Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me.
New Heart English Bible
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity. In sin my mother conceived me.
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! in iniquity, was I brought forth, And, in sin, did my mother conceive me.
Webster
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
World English Bible
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity. In sin my mother conceived me.
Youngs Literal Translation
Lo, in iniquity I have been brought forth, And in sin doth my mother conceive me.
Themes
Afflictions made beneficial » In leading us to confession of sin
Error » Definition of » Origin of
Fall of man » Man in consequence of » Born in sin
Heredity » General references to
Homicide » David's repentance for, and confession of, the murder of uriah
Parent's sins » Visited upon children » General references to
Prayer » Penitential » Of david
Sin » Mankind being sinful in nature
Sin » Of youth, results of » Origin of
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 51:5
Images Psalm 51:5
Prayers for Psalm 51:5
Questions on Psalm 51:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Create In Me A Clean Heart, O God
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. 6 Behold, thou wilt have truth in the inward parts; and in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Job 14:4
Who can bring a clean man out of the unclean? Not one!
Psalm 58:3
The wicked go astray from the womb; they err as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
Romans 5:12
For this cause, even as by one man sin entered into the world, and by sin death; and thus death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Ephesians 2:3
among whom we also all once had our conversation in the lusts of our flesh, doing what the flesh and the thoughts willed to do, and were children, by nature, of wrath, even as the rest:
Genesis 5:3
And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot a son in his likeness, after his image, and called his name Seth.
Genesis 8:21
And Jehovah smelled the sweet odour. And Jehovah said in his heart, I will no more henceforth curse the ground on account of Man, for the thought of Man's heart is evil from his youth; and I will no more smite every living thing, as I have done.
Job 15:14-16
What is man, that he should be pure? and he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
John 3:6
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.