Psalms 51:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 51:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לְךָ֤
לְבַדְּךָ֨
bad
H905
apart
חָטָאתִי֮
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
וְהָרַ֥ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
בְּעֵינֶ֗יךָ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
עָ֫שִׂ֥יתִי
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לְ֭מַעַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
תִּצְדַּ֥ק
tsâdaq
H6663
to be righteous
בְּדָבְרֶ֗ךָ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
תִּזְכֶּ֥ה
zâkâh
H2135
to be clean
בְשָׁפְטֶֽךָ
shâphaṭ
H8199
to judge
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Against you, and you only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in your sight; That you may be proved right when you speak, And justified when you judge.
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King James Version Public Domain
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Against you, you only, I have sinned and done evil in your eyes, so you are right in your speaking, you are blameless in your judging.
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