Psalms 51:5 meaning and explanation

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

Psalms 51:5, Berean Standard Bible

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David prays for forgiveness after his sin with Bathsheba, as the psalm heading notes, and here he traces his guilt back to his very beginning. He was brought forth in iniquity and was sinful when his mother conceived him.

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