The troubles of my heart are enlarged My outward troubles are accompanied with grievous distresses of my mind and heart for my sins, which have procured them, and for thy great displeasure manifested in them. Look upon mine affliction With compassion, as Exodus 3:7-8; Psalms 31:7; Psalms 106:44. And forgive all my sins The procuring and continuing causes of my trouble. “David joins this petition to the foregoing one, because he considered, whatever afflictions and crosses were brought upon him, how just soever they might be, with respect to his enemies, who were the apparent causes of them; yet that, according to God's appointment, or permission, they might be the effects and punishment of his sins.” Dodd. O keep my soul Myself, or my life, as that word is commonly taken: for his soul was out of his enemies' reach, who could only kill his body, Luke 12:4.
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Psalms 25:17-20
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.
18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.
19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruelc hatred.
20 O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.