...prophet David having sinned, was driven to this practice : " Against" thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight, that thou mightest...when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest." Thus he, a holy man, was brought to confess his sin, to give God the glory of his justice. And so to...

...thy TENDER M&HCIES blot out my Tranfgreflions. 2 WASH me throughly from mine IxiquiTTi and cleanfe me from my SIN. 3 For I acknowledge my TRANSGRESSIONS, and my SIN is EVER before me. 4 Againft THEE, THEE ONLY have I finned, and done this Evil in thy fight : that thou mighteft be justified...

...acknowledge my transgressions ; and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight : that thou mightest...when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest, Psal. li. 1 — 4. What would have become of Manasseh, if God had called him to give an account of...

...acknowledge my * transgressions and my sin is ever before * me. Against thee, — thee only have I ' sinned, and done this evil in thy sight, * that thou mightest...justified when thou ' speakest, and be clear when thou judg* est.' * — Had punishment instantly followed the commission of sin, what would have become of...

...David, " my transgressions ; and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight ; that thou mightest...when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest." (Psalm li. 3, 4.) 2. To pass the time of our sojourning here in fear, we must humbly seek God's mercy,...

...For 1 acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight, that thou mightest...when thou. speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. Behold I was shapen in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold thou desirest truth in...

...commanded in ^-*" his holy word % and not such as, without the warrant j thereof, ; VI. 1 Psal. li. 4. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight : that thou mi^htest be justified when thou iftakest, and be clear when thou judgest. Ver. 5. Behold, I was «:.-dpen...

...acknowledge my transgression, and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight : That thou mightest...when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. Behold, I was shapen in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me. Create in me a clean heart,...

...in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done evil in thy sight, that thou mightest be justified...when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest," Psal. li. By all these words David was justified. He sues for mercy, which is a rejecting all confidence...

...of confession. (1.) It is necessary to clear the Lord's justice in proceeding against us, Psal. li. 4. ' Against thee, thee only have I sinned, and done...when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.* (2.) The nature of the thing requires it, in order to obtain pardoning mercy, Prov. xxviii. 1 3. Whoso...