You have forgiven the iniquity of your people. You have covered all their sin. Selah.
Parallel translations
- KJV Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
- BSB You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah
- NKJV You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people; You have covered all their sin. Selah
- NASB You forgave the guilt of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah
- NLT You forgave the guilt of your people— yes, you covered all their sins. Interlude
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Cross-references · 8
- Ps 32:1By David. A contemplative psalm. Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
- Col 2:13You were dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh. He made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
- Mic 7:18Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.
- Num 14:19Please pardon the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of your loving kindness, and according as you have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.”
- Acts 13:39and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
- Jer 50:20In those days, and in that time,” says Yahweh, “the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there will be none; also the sins of Judah, and they won’t be found; for I will pardon them whom I leave as a remnant.
- Ps 79:8–9Don’t hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, for we are in desperate need.
- Ps 78:38But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn’t destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and didn’t stir up all his wrath.
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