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Berean Standard Bible

“Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.”

Psalms 51:9

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David has asked to be cleansed with hyssop, an image from the Old Testament rituals of purification. He now asks for a complete removal of his guilt.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities.

World English Bible (WEB)

Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all of my iniquities.

King James Version (KJV)

Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Let your face be turned from my wrongdoing, and take away all my sins.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Esconde tu rostro de mis pecados, y borra todas mis maldades.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Aparta tu rostro de mis pecados y borra toda mi maldad.

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