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Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts. You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
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God's Standard: Inner Purity
Commentators stress that God is not satisfied with mere outward morality. He 'desires truth in the inward parts.' This means He looks for genuine sincerity, holiness, and integrity in the deepest, most hidden places of our hearts and minds. This divine standard contrasts sharply with our human tendency to focus only on external actions.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts - The word rendered “desirest,” means to have pleasure in, to delight in; and the idea…
19th Century
Anglican
Truth. —Or, faithfulness.
Inward parts. —The Hebrew word is found only once elsewhere ([Reference …
Baptist
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be…
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16th Century
Protestant
Behold, thou hast desired truth, etc. This verse confirms the remark we already made: that David was far from seeking to invent an apology…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Behold, you desire truth in the inward parts
With delight and pleasure, as the word F4 signifies: meani…
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…
