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5I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. …
For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-6)This psalm is entitled Maschil , which some take to be only the name of the tune to which it was set and was to be sung. But others think it is significant; our margin reads it, A psalm of David giving instruction , and there is nothing in which we have more need of instruction than in the nature of true blessedness, wherein it consists and the way that leads to it—what we must do that we may be h…
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