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Psalms 19:12

19:11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

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Who can discern his errors? Forgive me from hidden errors.

Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

Who can understand his errors? cleanse you me from secret faults.

19:13 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. the great: or, much

What does Psalms 19:12 mean?

Psalms 19:12 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בִּין (bîyn), שְׁגִיאָה (shᵉgîyʼâh), נָקָה (nâqâh). It connects to 16 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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Who
can
understandבִּיןbîyn/bene/H995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
his
errors?שְׁגִיאָהshᵉgîyʼâh/sheg-ee-aw'/H7691a moral mistake
cleanseנָקָהnâqâh/naw-kaw'/H5352to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
thou
me
from
secretסָתַרçâthar/saw-thar'/H5641to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
faults.

Commentary on Psalms 19:12

HENRY_FULL · Psalms 19:12
This psalm is a solemn meditation on, and admiration of, the glory and greatness of God, of which we are all concerned to think highly and honourably. It begins and ends with the same acknowledgment of the transcendent excellency of God's name. It is proposed for proof ( ver. 1 ) that God's name is excellent in all the earth, and then it is repeated as proved (with a "quod erat demonstrandum"—which was to be demonstrated) in the last verse . For the proof of God's glory the psalmist gives instances of his goodness to man; for God's goodness is his glory. God is to be glorified, I. For making known himself and his great name to us, ver. 1 . II. For making use of the weakest of the children of men, by them to serve his own purposes, ver. 2 . III. For making even the heavenly bodies useful to man, ver. 3, 4 . IV. For making him to have dominion over the creatures in this lower world, and thereby placing him but little lower then the angels, ver. 5-8 . This psalm is, in the New Testament, applied to Christ and the work of our redemption which he wrought out; the honour given by the children of men to him ( ver. 2 , compared with Matt. xxi. 16 ) and the honour put upon the children of men by him, both in his humiliation, when he was made a little lower then the angels, and in his exaltation, when he was crowned with glory and honour. Compare ver. 5, 6, with Heb. ii. 6-8; 1 Cor. xv. 27 . When we are observing the glory of God in the kingdom of nature and providence we should be led by that, and through that, to the contemplation of his glory in the kingdom of grace. Glory of God in His Works.

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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Exodus 11:7

But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.

Exodus 15:16

Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.

Joshua 2:9

And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. faint: Heb. melt

1 Samuel 2:9

He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

Psalms 4:4

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Psalms 44:16

For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.

Psalms 46:10

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Isaiah 37:20

Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.

Amos 5:9

That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress. spoiled: Heb. spoil

Habakkuk 2:20

But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. let: Heb. be silent all the earth before him

Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

Matthew 21:16

And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

Luke 10:21

In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.

1 Corinthians 1:27

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

2 Corinthians 12:9

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

2 Corinthians 12:10

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

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Psalms 19:12 (King James Version) reads: "Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults."

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Psalms 19:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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