“Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.”
Psalms 51:5 (KJV) |
Psalms 51:5
From Psalms 51, in the Book of Psalms (Old Testament).
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For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.