Psalms 25:11

25:11 For the sake of your reputation, ¹  O Lord,

forgive my sin, because it is great. ² 

Psalms 65:3

65:3 Our record of sins overwhelms me, ³ 

but you forgive ⁴  our acts of rebellion.

Daniel 9:9

9:9 Yet the Lord our God is compassionate and forgiving, ⁵  even though we have rebelled against him.

Daniel 9:19

9:19 O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, pay attention, and act! Don’t delay, for your own sake, O my God! For your city and your people are called by your name.” ⁶ 

¹ tn Heb “name.” By forgiving the sinful psalmist, the Lord’s reputation as a merciful God will be enhanced.

² sn Forgive my sin, because it is great. The psalmist readily admits his desperate need for forgiveness.

³ tn Heb “the records of sins are too strong for me.”

⁴ tn Or “make atonement for.”

⁵ tn Heb “to the Lord our God (belong) compassion and forgiveness.”

⁶ tn Heb “for your name is called over your city and your people.” See the note on this expression in v 18.