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Psalm 51
David prays for pardon, ver. 1, 2. Confesses his sins, ver. 3-5. Prays for renewing grace, ver. 6-14. Promises unfeigned thankfulness, ver. 15-17. Prays for the whole church, ver, 18, 19.
To the chief musician, A psalm of David, when Nathan the
prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
Verse 4. Thee only - Which is not to be, understood absolutely, because
he had sinned against Bathsheba and Uriah, and many others; but
comparatively. So the sense is, though I have sinned against my
own conscience, and against others; yet nothing is more grievous
to me, than that I have sinned against thee. Thy sight - With gross
contempt of thee, whom I knew to be a spectator of my most
secret actions. Justified - This will be the fruit of my sin, that
whatsoever severities thou shalt use towards me, it will be no
blemish to thy righteousness, but thy justice will be glorified by
all men. Speakest - Hebrew. in thy words, in all thy threatenings
denounced against me. Judgest - When thou dost execute thy
sentence upon me.
Verse 5. Behold - Nor is this the only sin which I have reason to bewail
before thee; for this filthy stream leads me to a corrupt fountain:
and upon a review of my heart, I find, that this heinous crime, was
the proper fruit of my vile nature, which, ever was, and still is
ready to commit ten thousand sins, as occasion offers.
Verse 6. Truth - Uprightness of heart; and this may be added; as an
aggravation of the sinfulness of original corruption, because it is
contrary to the holy nature and will of God, which requires
rectitude of heart: and, as an aggravation of his actual sin, that it
was committed against that knowledge, which God had wrote in
his heart.
Verse 7. Hyssop - As lepers, are by thy appointment purified by the use
of hyssop and other things, so do thou cleanse me a leprous and
polluted creature, by thy grace, and by that blood of Christ, which
is signified by those ceremonial usages.
Verse 8. Joy - By thy spirit, seal the pardon of my sins on my
conscience, which will fill me with joy. Rejoice - That my heart
which hath been sorely wounded may be comforted.
Verse 10. Create - Work in me an holy frame of heart, whereby my
inward filth may be purged away. Right - Hebrew. firm or
constant, that my resolution may be fixed and unmoveable. Spirit
- Temper or disposition of soul.
Verse 12. The joy - The comfortable sense of thy saving grace, promised
and vouchsafed to me, both for my present and everlasting
salvation. Free - Or, ingenuous, or liberal, or princely. Which he
seems to oppose to his own base and illiberal and disingenuous
and servile spirit, which he had discovered in his wicked
practices: a spirit, which may free me from the bondage of sin,
and enable me chearfully to run the way of God's precepts.
Verse 14. Thy righteousness - Thy clemency and goodness.
Verse 15. My lips - Which are shut with shame and grief.
Verse 16. Not sacrifice - This is not to be understood absolutely, with
respect to David's crimes, which were not to be expiated by any
sacrifice.
Verse 17. A broken spirit - This is of more value than many sacrifices.
Verse 18. Good pleasure - Thy free and rich mercy. Build - Perfect the
walls and buildings of that city, and especially let the temple be
built, notwithstanding my sins.
Psalm 51:
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