KJV King James Version
For thy name’s sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it [is] great.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Psalm 25:11
For thy name’s sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it [is] great.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.
WEB World English Bible
For your name’s sake, Yahweh, pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
ASV American Standard Version
For thy name’s sake, O Jehovah, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For Thy name’s sake, O Jehovah, Thou hast pardoned mine iniquity, for it is great.
Surrounding context — Psalm 25
8 Good and upright [is] the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
10 All the paths of the LORD [are] mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
11 For thy name’s sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it [is] great.
12 What man [is] he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way [that] he shall choose.
13 His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
14 The secret of the LORD [is] with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
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1 John 2:12I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.Psalm 79:9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.Isaiah 43:25I, [even] I, [am] he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.Psalm 31:3For thou [art] my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.Romans 5:20-21Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:Ezekiel 20:9But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they [were], in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.Psalm 109:21But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy [is] good, deliver thou me.Psalm 143:11Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.Ezekiel 36:22Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not [this] for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name’s sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.Isaiah 48:9For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.Romans 5:15But not as the offence, so also [is] the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, [which is] by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.Numbers 14:17-19And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,
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