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Psalms 19:12

Psalms 19:12
Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins,.... Some understand these words of persons: the Septuagint, and the versions that follow that, render it "from strangers": such who are strangers to…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Who can understand his errors? - The word rendered errors is derived from a verb which means to wander, to go astray; then, to do wrong, to transgress. It refers here to wanderings, or departures from…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 19:7-14

God's glory, (that is, his goodness to man) appears much in the works of creation, but much more in and by divine revelation. The holy scripture, as it is a rule both of our duty to God and of our…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Psalms 19:12-14

The contemplation of this holy law leads the Psalmist to express his personal need of preservation and guidance.