For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
For thy name's sake (note, Psalms 23:3) - For the sake of thy manifested character. God's attributes, to which David refers, are given in Psalms 25:7-10, goodness, uprightness, mercy, and truth.
For it is great. The very greatness of my sin creates the greater need for thy mercy; the more dangerous is the wound, the more the compassionate Physician is moved to apply the proper remedy for the cure. Compare 2 Samuel 24:10; Isaiah 55:7, note; Romans 5:20.
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