Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 19:12 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Who can understand {his} errors? cleanse thou me from secret {faults}.”
Psalms 19:12
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
More to be desired {are they} than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. {the honeycomb: Heb. the dropping of honeycombs}
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}.
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}
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. {strength: Heb. rock}
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