KJV ORIGINAL
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Look, I was formed in wrongdoing, and my mother conceived me in sin.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
David is acknowledging that he was born with a sinful nature, like all humans, recognizing that his tendency toward wrong goes back to his very beginning.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Psalm 51, which David wrote after the prophet Nathan confronted him about his adultery with Bathsheba and his arrangement of her husband's death. David is expressing deep repentance and acknowledging that his sinful actions stem from a fundamental human condition of being born with a sinful nature, not just from isolated bad choices.
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