Bible Strands
Psalms 65:3
When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God as the listener to prayer, situating the declaration within a corporate worship context where believers gather to God’s courts.
The words — עֲוֹנֹת ('A.vo.not) denotes iniquities, while תְכַפֵּר (te.kha.pe) signifies the act of atoning for transgressions.
The thread — The theme of overwhelming sin met with divine removal appears in Psalms 38:4 and Isaiah 6:7, while the plea for God to atone for sins for His name’s sake echoes in Psalms 79:9.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that human moral failure is surpassed by divine intervention, establishing atonement as the necessary condition for approaching God’s presence.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
Cross-references
- Psalms 38:4 For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.
- Isaiah 6:7 And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”
- 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.
- Hebrews 9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
- 1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
- Psalms 40:12 For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
- Zechariah 13:1 “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
- John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
- Galatians 5:17 For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.
- Revelation 1:5 and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,