Psalm 51:4 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁴ Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil in thy sight, so that thou art justified in thy sentence and blameless in thy judgment.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ Against You, You only, have I sinned and done that which is evil in Your sight, so that You are justified in Your sentence and faultless in Your judgment. [Rom. 3:4.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest.

Common English Bible

⁴ I’ve sinned against you—you alone. I’ve committed evil in your sight. That’s why you are justified when you render your verdict, completely correct when you issue your judgment.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ All day long your tongue thinks up injustice. Like a sharp razor, you have wrought deceit.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ All the day long thy tongue hath devised injustice: as a sharp razor, thou hast wrought deceit.

Psalm 51:4 Cross References

Genesis 20:6

Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know that you have done this in the integrity of your heart, and it was I who kept you from sinning against me; therefore I did not let you touch her.

Genesis 38:7

But Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord slew him.

Genesis 39:9

he is not greater in this house than I am; nor has he kept back anything from me except yourself, because you are his wife; how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”

Genesis 9:6

Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for God made man in his own image.

2 Kings 17:17

And they burned their sons and their daughters as offerings, and used divination and sorcery, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger.

2 Kings 21:6

And he burned his son as an offering, and practiced soothsaying and augury, and dealt with mediums and with wizards. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger.

Psalm 50:4

He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, that he may judge his people:

Psalm 50:6

The heavens declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge! Selah

Isaiah 43:25

“I, I am He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.

Leviticus 5:19

It is a guilt offering; he is guilty before the Lord.”

Luke 15:21

And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

Luke 7:29

(When they heard this all the people and the tax collectors justified God, having been baptized with the baptism of John;

Acts 17:31

because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed, and of this he has given assurance to all men by raising him from the dead.”

Romans 2:5

But by your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.

Romans 3:4

By no means! Let God be true though every man be false, as it is written, “That thou mayest be justified in thy words, and prevail when thou art judged.”

James 2:11

For he who said, “Do not commit adultery,” said also, “Do not kill.” If you do not commit adultery but do kill, you have become a transgressor of the law.

James 2:9

But if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

Revelation 16:5

And I heard the angel of water say, “Just art thou in these thy judgments, thou who art and wast, O Holy One.

Revelation 19:11

Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! He who sat upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.