Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
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Gill's Exposition
Let the words of my mouth,.... Meaning either his speech in common conversation, which should not be filthy and foolish, rotten and corrupt; but such as ministers grace to the hearer: or else his…
Barnes' Notes
Keep back thy servant also - Restrain thy servant; or, do not suffer him to commit those sins. From presumptuous sins - The word used here is manifestly designed to stand in some respects in contrast…
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…
Cambridge Bible
For sins committed -in error," (A.V. through ignorance) and for -hidden" offences, the ceremonial law provided an atonement (Lev 4:1 ff., Lev 4:13 ff; Lev 5:2 ff.; Num 15:22 ff.); but for sins…
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