Psalms 51:5 - Exposition

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; rather, in iniquity was I brought forth. And in sin did my mother conceive me. It is doubtless true, as Professor Cheyne says, that "the Old Testament contains no theory of the origin of sin"—no formulated doctrine on the subject. But the fact of congenital depravity is stated, not only here, but also in Job 14:4 ; Psalms 58:3 ; it is also implied in Isaiah 43:27 and Hosea 6:7 .