Behold, I was shapen in iniquity - The object of this important verse is to express the deep sense David had of his depravity. That…

Behold, I was shapen ... —Better, Behold, I was born in iniquity.

The later rabbis, combining this verse …

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to your loving-kindness: according unto the multitude of your tender mercies blot out my transgressions. W…

Behold, I was born in iniquity, etc. He now proceeds further than the mere acknowledgement of one or of many sins, confessing that he brou…

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity
This cannot be understood of any personal iniquity of his immediate parents; since this respe…

David, being convinced of his sin, poured out his soul to God in prayer for mercy and grace. Where should backsliding children return, but to the L…

1. In the preceding psalms of this group of ten, the psalmist seemed to discu matters that pertain to the state of the kingdom, whose glory …