Psalms 51:5 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Lo, in iniquity I have been brought forth, And in sin doth my mother conceive me.

English ASV

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.

English Amplified

Behold, I was brought forth in [a state of] iniquity; my mother was sinful who conceived me [and I too am sinful]. [John 3:6; Rom. 5:12; Eph. 2:3.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Behold, I was brought forth in [a state of] iniquity; my mother was sinful who conceived me [and I too am sinful]. [John 3:6; Rom. 5:12; Eph. 2:3.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Indeed, I was guilty when I was born; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

English EASY 2024

Yes, even from the day I was born I have done bad things. I have always been guilty of sin.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I was born to do wrong, a sinner before I left my mother's womb.

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

I have been evil from the day I was born; from the time I was conceived, I have been sinful.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Indeed, I was born guilty. I was a sinner when my mother conceived me.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Indeed, I was guilty [when I] was born; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For I know my offense; my sin is always before me.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Look, I was guilty of sin from birth, a sinner the moment my mother conceived me.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

I know I've been a sinner ever since I was born. I've been a sinner ever since my mother became pregnant with me.

English NIV

Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

English NKJ 1982

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.

English NLT

For I was born a sinner--yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Indeed, I was born guilty, a sinner when my mother conceived me.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Lord, I have been a sinner from birth, from the moment my mother conceived me.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But I was born a sinner, yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.

English Tyndale 1537

Behold, I was born in wickedness, and in sin hath my mother conceived me.

Psalms 51:5 — Compare Translations