Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Lo! 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.
Darby Translation
Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
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.
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 - against thee alone, have I sinned, And, wickedness - in thine eyes, have I done, - That thou mayest, Be justified when thou speakest, - Be clear when thou judgest. 5 Lo! in iniquity, was I brought forth, And, in sin, did my mother conceive me. 6 Lo! faithfulness, hast thou desired in the inward parts, Yea, in the hidden part, wilt thou cause me to know, wisdom.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Job 14:4
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one!
Psalm 58:3
Lawless men have been estranged from birth, They have gone astray from their nativity, speaking falsehood;
Romans 5:12
For this cause, - just as, through one man, sin into the world entered, and through sin, death, - and, so, unto all men death passed through, for that all had sinned; -
Ephesians 2:3
Among whom also, we all, had our behaviour, at one time, in the covetings of our flesh, doing the things desired by the flesh and the mind, and were children, by nature, of anger - even as the rest, -
Genesis 5:3
And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his likeness after his image, - and called his name Seth:
Genesis 8:21
And Yahweh smelled a satisfying odour, so Yahweh said to himself. I will not, again, curse any more the ground for man's sake, although the device of the heart of man, be wicked from his youth, - neither will I again, any more smite every living thing, as I have done.
Job 15:14-16
What is a mortal, that he should be pure? or that righteous should be one born of a woman?
John 3:6
That which hath been born of the flesh, is, flesh, and, that which hath been born of the spirit, is, spirit.