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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 51:3

(3) For I.—There is an emphatic pronoun in the first clause which we may preserve, at the same time noticing the difference between the violation of the covenant generally in the term transgressions in the first clause, and the offence which made the breach in the second. (See Note Psalms 51:1.) Because I am one who is conscious of my transgressions, and (or, possibly, even) my offence is ever before me.The thought that he had been unfaithful to the covenant was an accusing conscience to him,... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 51:4

(4) Against thee, thee only . . .—This can refer to nothing but a breach of the covenant-relation by the nation at large. An individual would have felt his guilt against the nation or other individuals, as well as against Jehovah. The fact that St. Paul quotes (from the LXX.) part of the verse in Romans 3:4 (see Note, New Testament Commentary) has naturally opened up an avenue for discussion on the bearing of the words on the doctrines of free-will and predestination. But the immediate object... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 51:1-19

Psalms 51:0 Verse 8. 'Thou tellest my wanderings; put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?' a verse frequently in the mouth of Archbishop Usher, one of the best and most learned men of his time born in Dublin, 1580, driven to and fro through England and Ireland amid the troubles in Church and State, during one of the most troublous times in our history, and at length finding the rest he often sighed for at Reigate in England, 1655, after he had preached the Gospel for... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 51:1-19

Psalms 51:1-19THE main grounds on which the Davidic authorship of this psalm is denied are four. First, it is alleged that its conceptions of sin and penitence are in advance of his stage of religious development; or, as Cheyene puts it, "David could not have had these ideas" ("Aids to Dev. Study of Crit.," 166). The impossibility depends on theory which is not yet so established as to be confidently used to settle questions of date. Again, the psalmist’s wail, "Against Thee only have I... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 51:1-19

Psalms 51:0 The Confession 1. Conviction and prayer for forgiveness (Psalms 51:1-8 ) 2. Prayer for cleansing and restoration (Psalms 51:9-13 ) 3. Blood guiltiness acknowledged (Psalms 51:14-17 ) 4. Prayer for Zion (Psalms 51:18-19 ) This great penitential Psalm, according to the inscription, was the outburst of confession and repentance of David when Nathan had uncovered his sin. Well has it been said, “So profound a conviction of sin, so deep and unfeigned a penitence, so true a... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 51:2

51:2 Wash me {c} throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.(c) My sins strike so fast in me, that I have need of some singular kind of washing. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 51:3

51:3 For I {d} acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin [is] ever before me.(d) My conscience accuses me so, that I can have no rest till I am reconciled. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 51:4

51:4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done [this] evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou {e} speakest, [and] be clear when thou judgest.(e) When you give sentence against sinners, they must confess you to be just, and themselves sinners. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 51:1-19

Psalms 38:0 An appeal to God from chastisement because of iniquity (Psalms 38:1-4 ). The mental anguish is described in figures of physical disease, and yet it is not impossible that such disease may have been part of the chastisement (Psalms 38:5-8 ). The desertion of friends and the opposition of enemies also entered into it (Psalms 38:10-17 ). There are verses susceptible of an application to Christ, but others would prevent its application as a whole to him. Psalms 40:0 Messianic (compare... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 51:2-3

How beautiful these expressions are, if offered wish reference to Christ's blood as the fountain there opened for sin and for uncleanness. And observe in what true sorrow for sin consists; an unceasing view of sin, and self loathing in consequence thereof. read more

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 51:3

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 51:4

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 51:1-19

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 51:1-19

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 51:1-19

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 51:2

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 51:3

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 51:4

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 51:1-19

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 51:2-3

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