Psalms 51:5

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

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Psalms 51

2 songs meet this passage

  • “the darkness I inherited from dad”

    Stick Season · Noah Kahan

    resonates with Psalms 51:5

    The narrator senses a weight passed down to him, an honest acknowledgment of brokenness that Scripture also names plainly.

  • Monster · Skillet

    resonates with Psalms 51:3-5

    The song's unflinching self-confession of inner corruption resembles David's honest admission of sin, though without David's turn to God's mercy.

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