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Look Away From My Sin
When David asks God to "hide thy face from my sins," he is not asking God to withdraw His presence. Commentators clarify this is a specific plea for God to turn His angry, judicial gaze away from David's transgressions. As one scholar puts it, the prayer is, "Do not hide your face from me, but hide it from my sins." It's a request for God to choose not to see the sin, effectively pardoning it.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 51:9
18th Century
Theologian
Hide thy face from my sins - That is, do not look on them; avert your face from them; do not regard them. Compare the notes at Psal…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 51:9
19th Century
Bishop
Hide your face ... — that is, your angry look. (See Psalms 21:9.) More usually the expression is used in the oppo…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 51:8–10
19th Century
Preacher
Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquiti…
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John Gill
On Psalms 51:9
17th Century
Pastor
Hide your face from my sins
In whose sight they were committed, being now ashamed of them himself, and ashamed that …
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…