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- Psalms
- Chapter 51
- Verse 2
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Commentary
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Gill's Exposition
Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity,.... Which supposes defilement by sin, and that very great, and such as none can remove but the Lord himself; who, when he takes it in hand, does it effectually…
Barnes' Notes
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity - literally, “Multiply to wash me.” The word rendered “throughly” is a verb, either in the infinitive or imperative mood, and suggests the idea of “multiplying” or…
The title has reference to a very sad story, that of David's fall. But, though he fell, he was not utterly cast down, for God graciously upheld him and raised him up. 1. The sin which, in this psalm,…
Prayer for forgiveness and cleansing: its ground, God's grace; its condition, man's repentance.
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