He that covereth, &c. Illustrations: Adam (Genesis 3:12. See Job 31:33); Cain (Genesis 4:9); Saul (1 Samuel 15:19-21).
sins. transgressions. Hebrew. pasha'. App-44.
confesseth, &c. Illustrations: David (2 Samuel 12:13.Psalms 51:3; Psalms 51:3); Manasseh (2 Chronicles 33:12; 2 Chronicles 33:13); Nineveh (Jeremiah 18:7; Jeremiah 18:8; Jonah 3:5-10; Matthew 12:41); the lost son (Luke 15:18-24).