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Against you, and you only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in your sight; That you may be proved right when you speak, And justified when you judge.
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Sin's True Target
Commentators overwhelmingly agree that when David says he sinned "against you only," he isn't ignoring his sin against Uriah and Bathsheba. Rather, in true repentance, he recognizes the ultimate offense: his rebellion against God. Scholars like Spurgeon call this the "virus" of sin. True repentance understands that all sin, no matter who it harms, is primarily an act against God's holy law and loving character.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Against you, you only, have I sinned - That is, the sin, considered as an offense against God, now appeared to him so enormous and …
19th Century
Anglican
Against you, you only ... —This can refer to nothing but a breach of the covenant relationship by the nation at large. An individu…
Baptist
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when t…
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16th Century
Protestant
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned. It is the opinion of some that he here alludes to the circumstance that his sin, although committe…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned All sin, though committed against a fellow creature, being a transgression of…
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…
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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…
