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Psalms 19:13 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins. Let them not have dominion over me. Then I will be upright. I will be blameless and innocent of great transgression. "
Psalms 19:13
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
11 Moreover your servant is warned by them. In keeping them there is great reward.
12 Who can discern his errors? Forgive me from hidden errors.
13 Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins. Let them not have dominion over me. Then I will be upright. I will be blameless and innocent of great transgression.
14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, LORD, my rock, and my redeemer.
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Psalms 19:1
"The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork."
Psalms 19:2
"Day after day they pour out speech, and night after night they display knowledge."
Psalms 19:3
"There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard."
Psalms 19:4
"Their voice has gone out through all the earth, their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun,"
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