Psalm 19:12 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 19:7-14

God's glory, (that is, his goodness to man) appears much in the works of creation, but much more in and by divine revelation. The holy scripture, as it is a rule both of our duty to God and of our expectation from him, is of much greater use and benefit to us than day or night, than the air we breathe in, or the light of the sun. The discoveries made of God by his works might have served if man had retained his integrity; but, to recover him out of his fallen state, another course must be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 19:12

Who can understand his errors ?.... Sin is an error, a wandering out of the way of God, swerving from the rule of his word; and many mistakes are made by the people of God themselves; even so many that they cannot number them; they are more than the hairs of their head; they cannot understand, find out and express, neither their number, nor their evil nature, nor the many aggravating circumstances which attend them: this the psalmist said, upon a view of the large extent, glory, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 19:12

Who can understand his errors? - It is not possible, without much of the Divine light, to understand all our deviations from, not only the letter, but the spirituality, of the Divine law. Frequent self-examination, and walking in the light, are essentially necessary to the requisite degree of spiritual perfection. Cleanse thou me from secret faults - From those which I have committed, and have forgotten; from those for which I have not repented; from those which have been committed in my... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 19:12

Verse 12 12.Who can understand his errors? This exclamation shows us what use we should make of the promises of the law, which have a condition annexed to them. It is this: As soon as they come forth, every man should examine his own life, and compare not only his actions, but also his thoughts, with that perfect rule of righteousness which is laid down in the law. Thus it will come to pass, that all, from the least to the greatest, seeing themselves cut off from all hope of reward from the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:1-14

Rhythmically, the divisions correspond to the changes in the thought. There is first a stately movement, continued for six versos, devoted to the glories of the universe; then a livelier strain in longer (mostly double ) lines, praising the Law of the Lord, and extending to five verses only; finally, a conclusion in short, broken lines, limited to three verses. The psalm is generally allowed to be David's, and is declared to be his by the title. There are no internal indications by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:1-14

Nature as a preacher. Mark— I. THE GRAND SUBJECT . "The glory of God." II. THE SPLENDID AUDIENCE . "All the earth." III. THE FAITHFUL DELIVERY . Marked by truth, freshness, constancy, impartiality (verses 1-4). Other preachers cannot continue by reason of death. Hence there is change. One succeeds another. But this preacher goes on without break or weariness from day to day and age to age, bearing witness for God ( Romans 1:20 ; Acts 14:17 ). IV. THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:8-14

The voice of Jehovah in his Word. The Prophet Isaiah, in his forty-fifth chapter, and in the eighth and ninth verses, refers both to the work of God's hands in the world which he has created, and to the words of his lips in the promises he has made; and in both cases it is said, "not in vain" "Not in vain" is the earth formed; "not in vain" is the promise uttered. In both there is a Divine aim and purpose. That antithesis between the works and the Word of God is more ancient than Isaiah's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:11-14

Man's relation to the Divine Law. The former part of the psalm is a comparison and a contrast between God's revelation of himself in nature and in his Law. Now the psalmist passes on to consider his own relation to the Divine Law; what light it throws upon his character and circumstances, and what rewards it bestows upon those who abide in the steadfast observance of it. I. WHAT THE DIVINE LAW TAUGHT THE PSALMIST . ( Psalms 19:12 , Psalms 19:13 .) 1 . His... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:12

Who can understand his errors? rather, who can discern (or, perceive ) his errors ? i.e. all of them. Who will not overlook some, try as he may to search out his heart? Cleanse thou me from secret faults . Those which are hidden from me, which I cannot discern. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:12-13

The saint's prayer against sin. "Cleanse thou me." Natural theology, revelation, spiritual experience,—these are the three successive spheres of thought through which this wondrously beautiful psalm leads us. God in nature; God in Scripture; God in the heart and conscience to which he manifests himself. And in this last sphere, reading the psalm with Christian eyes, we can see what the inspired psalmist "desired to see, but saw not"— God in Christ. First (as in Psalms 8:1-9 .), David... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 19:7-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 19:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 19:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 19:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:8-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:11-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 19:12-13

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