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Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me from my sin.
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A Cry for Deep Cleansing
Commentators explain that David's plea, "Wash me thoroughly," is a cry for an intense, deep purification. The original Hebrew suggests repeated, multiplied washing. Scholars like Spurgeon even use the imagery of fire to convey the desire for a cleansing so complete that it removes not just the guilt, but the very stain and defilement of sin from the soul. This isn't about a light rinse but a radical, internal transformation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity — literally, “Multiply to wash me.” The word rendered “thoroughly” is a verb, either in the inf…
19th Century
Anglican
Wash me thoroughly.
Literally, Wash me much, whether we follow the Hebrew text or the Hebrew margin. The …
Baptist
Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity,
The forgiveness of sin is not enough for the true penitent; he wants the defilement, which he…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity Which supposes defilement by sin, and that very great, and such as none can re…
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…
13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding psalms of this group of ten, the psalmist seemed to discuss matters that pertain to the state of the kingdom, whose glor…
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