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Psalm 69:5

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

3I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail looking for my God.
4Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head. Those who want to cut me off, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty. I have to restore what I didn’t take away.
5God, you know my foolishness. My sins aren’t hidden from you.
6Don’t let those who wait for you be shamed through me, Lord GOD of Armies. Don’t let those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, God of Israel.
7Because for your sake, I have borne reproach. Shame has covered my face.
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Notice

The confession that follows a protest of innocence leaves room for a hard distinction: being wronged does not mean being without sin before God.

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Where else Scripture says this

7 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 38:9Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you.Both prayers say that nothing is hidden from God: Psalm 69 names sins, while Psalm 38 names groaning and desire.
Jeremiah 16:17For my eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from my face. Their iniquity isn’t concealed from my eyes.Both texts state that sin is visible to God; the psalm acknowledges this in prayer, while Jeremiah records God's own declaration.
Psalm 17:3You have proved my heart. You have visited me in the night. You have tried me, and found nothing. I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.Both speakers acknowledge God's knowledge of them, though Psalm 69 confesses sin and Psalm 17 reports that God's testing found nothing.
Psalm 19:12Who can discern his errors? Forgive me from hidden errors.Both prayers concern sin and what is hidden: Psalm 69 acknowledges God's knowledge, while Psalm 19 asks forgiveness for hidden errors.
Ezekiel 13:9“My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and who utter lying divinations. They will not be in the council of my people, neither will they be …Both concern wrongdoing before God, though Ezekiel names false prophets and their exclusion, while the psalm offers a personal confession.
Psalm 38:5My wounds are loathsome and corrupt because of my foolishness.Both speakers name their own foolishness; Psalm 69 acknowledges God's knowledge of it, while Psalm 38 describes wounds caused by it.
Zechariah 1:12Then the LORD’s angel replied, “O LORD of Armies, how long will you not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which you have had …Both verses address God in prayer, though one confesses sin and the other asks how long mercy will be withheld.
Where this verse fits

Guilt and confession. injustice and anger.

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Encouragement

You do not have to accept false blame to confess your own sins. The speaker protests wrongful hatred and still acknowledges that God knows his foolishness.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).