Psalms 25 · Verse 11

Psalms 25:11

For thy name’s sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
Psalms 25:11, King James Version

Psalms 25:11 in other translations

BSBFor the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.
WEBFor your name’s sake, LORD, pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
ASVFor thy name’s sake, O Jehovah, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.
YLTFor Thy name's sake, O Jehovah, Thou hast pardoned mine iniquity, for it is great.
DARBYFor thy name's sake, O Jehovah, thou wilt indeed pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
BBEBecause of your name, O Lord, let me have forgiveness for my sin, which is very great.
WebsterFor thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon my iniquity; for it is great.

What does Psalms 25:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
11. God's perfections of love, mercy, goodness, and truth are manifested (his name, compare Psa 9:10) in pardoning sin, and the greatness of sin renders pardon more needed.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon - I have sinned; I need mercy; there is no reason why thou shouldst show it, but what thou drawest from the goodness of thy own nature.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 25:8-14

We are all sinners; and Christ came into the world to save sinners, to teach sinners, to call sinners to repentance. We value a promise by the character of him that makes it; we therefore depend upon God's promises. All the paths of the Lord, that is, all his promises and all his providences, are mercy and truth. In all God's dealings his people may see his mercy displayed, and his word fulfilled, whatever…

Read the full comment on Psalms 25:8-14 →

Psalms 25:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לְמַֽעַן\־le.ma.'an-for [the] sake ofH4616
שִׁמְךָ֥shim.Khaname yourH8034
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
וְֽסָלַחְתָּ֥ve.sa.lach.Ta<and> you will forgiveH5545
לַ֝עֲוֹנִ֗יla.'a.vo.Ni<to> iniquity myH5771
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
רַב\־rav-[is] greatH7227
הֽוּא\׃Hu'itH1931

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 25:11

  • Psalms 79:9

    Help 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.

  • 1 John 2:12

    I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.

  • Isaiah 43:25

    I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

  • Psalms 31:3

    For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.

  • Romans 5:20-21

    Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

  • Psalms 143:11

    Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.

  • Ezekiel 36:22

    Therefore 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 48:9

    For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

  • Psalms 109:21

    But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.

  • Ezekiel 20:9

    But 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.

  • Romans 5:15

    But 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 14:17-19

    And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying, The Lord is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation. Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thy.
31:3; 79:9; 109:21; 143:11; Isa 43:25; 48:9; Eze 20:9; 36:22
1Jo 2:12
for it.
Nu 14:17-19; Ro 5:15,20,21

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Context

  • Psalms 25:10

    All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

  • Psalms 25:11

    For thy name’s sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

  • Psalms 25:12

    What man is he that feareth the Lord? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.

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Psalms 25:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Por amor de tu nombre, oh Jehová, perdonarás también mi pecado; porque es grande.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
À cause de ton nom, ô Éternel! tu me pardonneras mon iniquité; car elle est grande.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Um deines Namens willen, Jehova, wirst du ja vergeben meine Ungerechtigkeit; denn sie ist groß.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ego autem in innocentia mea ingressus sum; redime me, et miserere mei.