Psalm 32:5 “Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said…”

Psalm 32:5

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

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the LORD, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Then I acknowledged my sinne vnto thee, neither hid I mine iniquitie: for I thought, I will confesse against my selfe my wickednesse vnto the Lord, and thou forgauest the punishment of my sinne. 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.

Young's 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.

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.)

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Cross references

“acknowledged”

Proverbs 28:13 2 Samuel 12:13 Psalm 51:3–5 Psalm 38:18 1 John 1:8–10 2 Samuel 24:10

Proverbs 28:13 · BSB

He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.

2 Samuel 12:13 · BSB

Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.

Psalm 51:3–5 · BSB

For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.

Psalm 38:18 · BSB

Yes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.

1 John 1:8–10 · BSB

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

2 Samuel 24:10 · BSB

After 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 ver…

“have”

Job 31:33 Proverbs 30:20 Jeremiah 2:23 Jeremiah 2:35 Luke 16:15

Job 31:33 · BSB

if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,

Proverbs 30:20 · BSB

This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’

Jeremiah 2:23 · BSB

“How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? Look at your behavior in the valley; acknowledge what you have done. You are a swift young she-camel galloping here and there,

Jeremiah 2:35 · BSB

you say, ‘I am innocent. Surely His anger will turn from me.’ Behold, I will judge you, because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’

Luke 16:15 · BSB

So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.

“I said”

Isaiah 65:24 Hosea 6:1 Luke 15:17–19 Luke 15:21

Isaiah 65:24 · BSB

Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Hosea 6:1 · BSB

Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.

Luke 15:17–19 · BSB

Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death!

Luke 15:21 · BSB

The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son. ’

“forgavest”

Psalm 30:5 Luke 7:47 Psalm 86:5 Psalm 86:15 Psalm 103:3 Ephesians 4:32

Psalm 30:5 · BSB

For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.

Luke 7:47 · BSB

Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”

Psalm 86:5 · BSB

For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

Psalm 86:15 · BSB

But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

Psalm 103:3 · BSB

He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,

Ephesians 4:32 · BSB

Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

“iniquity”

2 Samuel 12:9 Malachi 3:8 Psalm 51:4

2 Samuel 12:9 · BSB

Why 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. You have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.

Malachi 3:8 · BSB

Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings.

Psalm 51:4 · BSB

Against You, You only, have I sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You may be proved right when You speak and blameless when You judge.

Also

Psalm 103:12

Psalm 103:12 · BSB

As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah

6Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.

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