Psalm 65:3 Meaning
Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
Context Explained
1Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
2O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
3Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
4Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
5By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
Key Themes
Related Cross References
1 John 1:9
Both verses emphasize the importance of confessing sins to receive forgiveness.
Romans 3:23-24
These verses explain how all have sinned and can be justified freely by God's grace.
Psalm 103:12
Both verses express the idea of God removing transgressions from us.
Source: Psalm 65:3