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Against you, you alone, have I sinned,
    and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you are justified in your sentence
    and blameless when you pass judgement.
Indeed, I was born guilty,
    a sinner when my mother conceived me.

You desire truth in the inward being;[a]
    therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 51:6 Meaning of Heb uncertain

Against you, you only, have I sinned(A)
    and done what is evil in your sight;(B)
so you are right in your verdict
    and justified when you judge.(C)
Surely I was sinful(D) at birth,(E)
    sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;
    you taught me wisdom(F) in that secret place.(G)

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