“ Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceivea me. ”
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity - The object of this important verse is to express the deep sense which David had of his depravity. That sense was derived from the fact that this was not a sudde...
LI. A Penitential Psalm. Psalms 51:1-12 . Prayer for pardon and inward renewal. Psalms 51:13-17 . A promise to proclaim God's mercy and bring sinners back to Him. Psalms 51:18 f. Prayer...
Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6.
5 Behold, I was born in iniquity, etc He now proceeds further than the mere acknowledgement of one or of many sins, confessing that he brought nothing but sin with him into the world, and th...
DISCOURSE: 587 ORIGINAL SIN Psalms 51:5 . Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. ONE of the most essential marks of real penitence is, a disposition to see our...
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, I was shapen in iniquity - A genuine penitent will hide nothing of his state; he sees and bewails, not only the acts of...
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity, &c.— Behold, I was born, &c. I do not find that the original word חוללתי cholalti, which we render shapen, does ever so signify. It unquestionably de...
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, I was shapen - Hebrew chowlaalªtiy ( H2342 ); literally, brought forth amidst labour pains. In iniquity...
Title.—(RV) 'For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David: when Nathan the prophet' came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.' It is impossible not to feel the general appropriateness of this Ps....
Behold, I was shapen... — Better, Behold, I was born in iniquity. The later rabbis, combining this verse with the mystery hanging over the origin and name of David’s mother, represent him as bor...
Psalms 51:1-19 THE main grounds on which the Davidic authorship of this psalm is denied are four. First, it is alleged that its conceptions of sin and penitence are in advance of his stage of reli...
the Prayer of the Contrite Heart Psalms 51:1-10 This psalm is a ladder which climbs from the horrible pit, with its miry clay, into the heights of sunny joy, where the song breaks from the forg...
This is the first of a number of psalms (eighteen) to which titles are prefaced which connect them with David, eight out of the number having historic references. There is a remarkable fitness in eve...
He here goes back to the source of all sin, in original depravity! What hyssop shall purge this away, what washing of water will make this clean? Oh! how blessed is it do behold Christ, whose blood a...
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity ,.... This cannot be understood of any personal iniquity of his immediate parents; since this respects his wonderful formation in the womb, in which both he and they...
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Ver. 5. Behold, I was shapen in iniquity ] This he allegeth, viz. his original depravity, not as an excuse, but as an aggrav...
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity Hebrew, חוללתי, cholaleti, I was born , or brought forth: for it does not appear that the word ever signifies, I was shapen; and then the ensuing words will co...
Penitential Petitions. To the chief musician. A psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in...
This verse is both by Jewish and Christian, by ancient and later, interpreters, generally and most truly understood of original sin; which he here mentions as an aggravation of his crime: and the sen...
David Freely And Openly Admits His Total Sinfulness And Guilt ( Psalms 51:3-6 ). David tells God that he now knows the truth about himself. He no longer dismisses what he has done as unimportant b...
INTRODUCTION THE superscription informs us both as to the author of the psalm, and the occasion of its composition. “To the Chief Musician, a Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, a...
Psalms 51 David, in the opening of this Psalm, appeals for mercy. No penitent man ever approached God on the side of His justice. The Pharisee, indeed, appeals to righteousness; but the publican a...
This is a portion of Scripture, which can never be read too often. If any among us have never found mercy, let them use this Psalm as their own personal prayer; while those who have found mercy can r...
The title of this psalm, supported by the whole weight of rabbinical authority, and by the LXX, refers it to the repentance and recovery of David, “when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had...
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy lovingkindness. The fifty-first psalm A darker guilt you will scarcely find--kingly power abused--worst passions yielded to. Yet this psalm breathes...
EXPOSITION THIS is the first of a series of fifteen psalms assigned by their titles to David, and mostly attached to special circumstances in his life, which are said to have furnished the occ...
David's Penitential Prayer. To the chief musician, for public performance, as an open confession of David's sin before the whole congregation, showing that his repentance was of the right kind, a...
Ephesians 2:3 ; Genesis 5:3 ; Genesis 8:21 ; Job 14:4 ; Job 15:14-16 ; John 3:6 ; Psalms 58:3 ; Romans 5:12
A Penitent's Prayer Psalms 51:1-19 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We will set forth, by way of introduction, the story of David's sin and of how he was reproved by Nathan, the Prophet. We may also emphasi...
Behold — Nor is this the only sin which I have reason to bewail before thee; for this filthy stream leads me to a corrupt fountain: and upon a review of my heart, I find, that this heinous crime, w...