Psalms

Psalm 51:4

⁴Against 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.^b

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Against You	לְךָ֤	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
You only	לְבַדְּךָ֨׀	lə·ḇad·də·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H905 separation
have I sinned	חָטָאתִי֮	ḥā·ṭā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2398 miss
and done	עָ֫שִׂ֥יתִי	‘ā·śî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
what is evil	וְהָרַ֥ע	wə·hā·ra‘	Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
in Your sight	בְּעֵינֶ֗יךָ	bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
so that	לְ֭מַעַן	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
You may be proved right	תִּצְדַּ֥ק	tiṣ·daq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6663 be just, righteous
when You speak	בְּדָבְרֶ֗ךָ	bə·ḏā·ḇə·re·ḵā	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H1696 speak
and blameless	תִּזְכֶּ֥ה	tiz·keh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2135 be clear, clean, pure
when You judge	בְשָׁפְטֶֽךָ׃	ḇə·šā·p̄ə·ṭe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.