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Psalms 25:11
For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the LORD directly, shifting from a meditation on divine faithfulness to a personal plea for mercy amid acknowledged guilt.
The words — The phrase לְמַֽעַן שִׁמְךָ (le.ma'an shim.kha) translates literally to "for the sake of your name," framing the request around God's reputation rather than human merit.
The thread — This appeal to divine reputation runs through Psalms 79:9, 1 John 2:12, and Isaiah 43:25, where forgiveness and deliverance are consistently tied to God acting for His own name's sake.
Why it lands — The verse requires readers to ground their petitions in God's character, acknowledging that forgiveness is granted because of who He is, not because of the petitioner's standing.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For thy name’s sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
Cross-references
- Psalms 79:9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.
- 1 John 2:12 I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.
- Isaiah 43:25 I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
- Psalms 31:3 For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.
- Romans 5:20 The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
- Psalms 109:21 But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.
- Psalms 143:11 For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
- Isaiah 48:9 For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off.
- Ezekiel 20:9 But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
- Ezekiel 36:22 Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: It is not for your sake that I will act, O house of Israel, but for My holy name, which you profaned among the nations to which you went.