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Psalms 69:5

O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 69:6.

אֱֽלֹהִ֗יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.אַתָּ֣הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.יָ֭דַעְתָּyadataknowיָדַעverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “know”, a completed actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…לְאִוַּלְתִּ֑יleivaltito follyאִוֶּלֶתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to folly”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH200sillinessfolly, foolishly(-ness).וְ֝אַשְׁמוֹתַ֗יveashmotayand offendאַשְׁמָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and offend”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH819guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of asin-offeringoffend, sin, (cause of) trespass(-ing, offering).מִמְּךָ֥mimkhafromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…נִכְחָֽדוּnikhchadvconcealכָּחַדverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “conceal”, a completed actionH3582to secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroyconceal, cut down (off), desolate, hide.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(69-6) O God, Thou knowest my folly; and my trespasses are not hid from Thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

O God, thou knowest my foolishness; And my sins are not hid from thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

O God, Thou — Thou hast known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations from Thee have not been hid.

World English Bible

God, you know my foolishness. My sins aren’t hidden from you.

Darby Translation

Thou, O God, knowest my foolishness, and my trespasses are not hidden from thee.

Douay-Rheims

Let all that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee; and let such as love thy salvation say always: The Lord be magnified.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(69-6) O God, Thou knowest my folly; and my trespasses are not hid from Thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my transgressions are not hidden from thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ Θεὸς σὺ ἔγνως τὴν ἀφροσύνην μου, καὶ αἱ πλημμελειαί μου ἀπὸ σοῦ οὐκ ἐκρύβησαν.