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.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
J'ai péché contre toi seul, Et j'ai fait ce qui est mal à tes yeux, En sorte que tu seras juste dans ta sentence, Sans reproche dans ton jugement.
KJV
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.
Suda
Suidae lexicon
, 21 cf. Ambr. 707, Ps. Herodian. 30 ὁ sq Arr. Parth. fr 46 886 Ba 217, 3 888 ἐφθέγξατο sq. Thdr. in Ps. 51, 4, PG 80, 1256a b 886 ═ Ba 217,3 888 ἐφθέγξατο 890 Synes de regno, P G 66, 1061 c 891 cf. Ambr. 518 et 683, Et. M. 332, 55 893 ═ Ba 217, 4 cf. sch. Α 137 894 —βουλόμενοι c…
Pacian of Barcelona
Sermon on Baptism
prophet says to the Lord, "That you may be justified in your words and prevail when you are judged" (Psalms 51:4). And so, just as the Apostle says, when the powers were transferred, Christ condemned sin in the flesh by nailing it to the cross and canceling the record of debt. (…
Thomas Aquinas
Catena Aurea - Gospel of Matthew
se me, as also of the Father the Prophet speaks, “That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings.” [ Ps 51:4 ] For though nought be effected in you by that goodness which is extended to you, yet He fulfils all His part that you may not have the shadow of excuse for your ungratefu…
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