Psalm 65:3
Strong's Lexicon
When iniquities
דִּבְרֵ֣י (diḇ·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1697: 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)

עֲ֭וֺנֹת (‘ă·wō·nōṯ)
Noun - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5771: 1) perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity 1a) iniquity 1b) guilt of iniquity, guilt (as great), guilt (of condition) 1c) consequence of or punishment for iniquity

prevail
גָּ֣בְרוּ (gā·ḇə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1396: 1) to prevail, have strength, be strong, be powerful, be mighty, be great 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be strong, mighty 1a2) to prevail 1b) (Piel) to make strong, strengthen 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to confirm, give strength 1c2) to confirm (a covenant) 1d) (Hithpael) 1d1) to show oneself mighty 1d2) to act proudly (toward God)

against me,
מֶ֑נִּי (men·nî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 4480: prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that

You alone
אַתָּ֥ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 859: 1) you (second pers. sing. masc.)

atone for
תְכַפְּרֵֽם׃ (ṯə·ḵap·pə·rêm)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3722: 1) to cover, purge, make an atonement, make reconciliation, cover over with pitch 1a) (Qal) to coat or cover with pitch 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to cover over, pacify, propitiate 1b2) to cover over, atone for sin, make atonement for 1b3) to cover over, atone for sin and persons by legal rites 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be covered over 1c2) to make atonement for 1d) (Hithpael) to be covered

our transgressions.
פְּ֝שָׁעֵ֗ינוּ (pə·šā·‘ê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6588: 1) transgression, rebellion 1a1) transgression (against individuals) 1a2) transgression (nation against nation) 1a3) transgression (against God) 1a3a) in general 1a3b) as recognised by sinner 1a3c) as God deals with it 1a3d) as God forgives 1a4) guilt of transgression 1a5) punishment for transgression 1a6) offering for transgression

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions.

Young's Literal Translation
Matters of iniquities were mightier than I, Our transgressions—Thou dost cover them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Iniquities overwhelm me; only You can atone for our rebellions.

New American Standard Bible
Iniquities prevail against me; As for our transgressions, You forgive them.

King James Bible
Iniquities prevail against me: [as for] our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions.

New Living Translation
Though we are overwhelmed by our sins, you forgive them all.

English Standard Version
When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions.

New American Standard Bible
Iniquities prevail against me; As for our transgressions, You forgive them.

King James Bible
Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Iniquities overwhelm me; only You can atone for our rebellions.

International Standard Version
My acts of iniquity—they overwhelm me! Our transgressions—you blot them out!

NET Bible
Our record of sins overwhelms me, but you forgive our acts of rebellion.

American Standard Version
Iniquities prevail against me: As for our transgressions, thou wilt forgive them.

English Revised Version
Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.

Young's Literal Translation
Matters of iniquities were mightier than I, Our transgressions -- Thou dost cover them.
















Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:43
Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.

Psalm 38:4
For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

Psalm 40:12
For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.

Psalm 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.

Ezekiel 16:63
That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 65:2
O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

Psalm 65:1
Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.

Psalm 64:10
The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

Psalm 65:4
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.

Psalm 65:5
By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
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