Psalm 51:3

3 Yo reconozco mis transgresiones;siempre tengo presente mi pecado.

Psalm 51:3 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 51:3

For I acknowledge my transgressions
Before God and man. Acknowledgment of sin is what the Lord requires, and promises forgiveness upon, and therefore is used here as a plea for it; and moreover the psalmist had done so before, and had succeeded in this way, which must encourage him to take the same course again; see ( Psalms 32:5 ) ;

and my sin [is] ever before me;
staring him in the face; gnawing upon his conscience, and filling him with remorse and distress; so that his life was a burden to him: for though God had put away sin out of his own sight, so that he would not condemn him for it, and he should not die; notwithstanding as yet it was not caused to pass from David, or the guilt of it removed from his conscience.

Psalm 51:3 In-Context

1 Ten compasión de mí, oh Dios,conforme a tu gran amor;conforme a tu inmensa bondad,borra mis transgresiones.

2 Lávame de toda mi maldady límpiame de mi pecado.

3 Yo reconozco mis transgresiones;siempre tengo presente mi pecado.

4 Contra ti he pecado, solo contra ti,y he hecho lo que es malo ante tus ojos;por eso, tu sentencia es justa,y tu juicio, irreprochable.

5 Yo sé que soy malo de nacimiento;pecador me concibió mi madre.