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Psalms 51:5

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Psalms 51:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 51:5

Theological / Devotional

I was shapen in iniquity. David recognized that children inherit natures with propensities to evil (see Job 14:4; Ps. 58:3). He did not seek to excuse his sin, but sought to stress the still greater need of God’s mercy because of his inborn tendency to do evil.

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