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Berean Standard Bible

“Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.”

Psalms 51:2

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Psalms 51 is David's prayer of repentance after the prophet Nathan confronted him about his sin with Bathsheba and the killing of Uriah. It is a model of honest confession.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

World English Bible (WEB)

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me from my sin.

King James Version (KJV)

Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Let all my wrongdoing be washed away, and make me clean from evil.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Lávame más y más de mi maldad, y límpiame de mi pecado.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Lávame de toda mi culpa y límpiame de mi pecado.

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