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Call Sin by Its Name
Commentators overwhelmingly highlight David's brutal honesty. He doesn't soften his sin by calling it a mistake; he calls it "bloodguiltiness." Scholars like Spurgeon and Barnes see this specific, unvarnished confession as a crucial mark of sincere repentance and a necessary step toward receiving God's pardon. True repentance avoids excuses and faces the full weight of sin.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 51:14
18th Century
Theologian
Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God – Margin, as in Hebrew, “bloods.” So it is rendered by the Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 51:14
19th Century
Bishop
Bloodguiltiness ... —Literally, as in the margin, bloods. So in the Septuagint and in the Vulgate, but thus hardly making…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 51:14
19th Century
Preacher
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
He said that…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 51:14
16th Century
Theologian
Deliver me from bloods. His frequent return to petitions for pardon proves how far David was from flattering himself with unfounded hopes,…
John Gill
On Psalms 51:14
17th Century
Pastor
Deliver me from blood guiltiness
Or "from bloods" F17 ; meaning not the corruption of nature; see ([Refere…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 51:7–15
17th Century
Minister
Purge me with hyssop, with the blood of Christ applied to my soul by a living faith, as the water of purification was sprinkled with a bunch of hys…