⁵ Then I acknowledged my sin to you
    and did not cover up my iniquity.^(A)
I said, “I will confess^(B)
    my transgressions^(C) to the Lord.”
And you forgave
    the guilt of my sin.^(D)

²⁴ Before they call^(A) I will answer;^(B)
    while they are still speaking^(C) I will hear.

¹³ Whoever conceals their sins^(A) does not prosper,
    but the one who confesses^(B) and renounces them finds mercy.^(C)

³ For I know my transgressions,
    and my sin is always before me.^(A)
4 Against you, you only, have I sinned^(B)
    and done what is evil in your sight;^(C)
so you are right in your verdict
    and justified when you judge.^(D)
5 Surely I was sinful^(E) at birth,^(F)
    sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

¹⁸ I confess my iniquity;^(A)
    I am troubled by my sin.

²⁷ And they will go to others and say,
    ‘I have sinned,^(A) I have perverted what is right,^(B)
    but I did not get what I deserved.^(C)