John Gill Commentary Psalms 38:18

"For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin." — Psalms 38:18 (ASV)

For I will declare my iniquity
Either to men, to ease his mind, justify God in his proceedings with him, and for their caution and admonition: or rather to God, against whom he had sinned, and who only could pardon him; with a view to which he was determined to make a free and open confession of it before him:

I will be sorry for my sin ,
or "careful" ^F16 about it; that is, how he committed it for the future: true repentance for sin produces a carefulness to abstain from all appearance of it; see (2 Corinthians 7:10 2 Corinthians 7:11) .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F16:
  F16 (gada) "solicitus ero", Montanus; so Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Gejerus, Michaelis, Ainsworth.