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Psalms 19:13

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

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.

Psalms 19:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 19:13

Theological / Devotional

Presumptuous sins. These are the sins committed when we know that we are doing wrong. They are contrasted with “errors,” “secret faults.”

Dominion. Compare Ps. 119:133; John 8:32, 36; Rom. 6:14; Gal. 5:1.

The great transgression. The Hebrew does not have the article.

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