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Nothing is Hidden from God
Commentators explain that this verse is a confession of God's total awareness. He sees not only our outward actions but our "secret sins"—the hidden thoughts, forgotten faults, and concealed motives of the heart. The "light of His countenance" is not a sign of favor here, but a metaphor for His perfect, revealing knowledge that exposes all hypocrisy and serves as the just basis for His judgment.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 90:8
18th Century
Theologian
You have set our iniquities before you - You have arrayed them, or brought them forth to view, as a “reason” in your mind for cutti…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 90:8
19th Century
Bishop
Our secret sins. —Or, to keep the singular of the original, our secret (character).
The expressio…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 90:8
19th Century
Preacher
You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your countenance.
And what was the result of that but that …
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John Calvin
On Psalms 90:8
16th Century
Theologian
You have set our iniquities before you. To show that by this complaint he is far from intending to murmur against God, he asserts that the…
John Gill
On Psalms 90:8
17th Century
Pastor
You have set our sins before you
The cause of all trouble, consumption, and death; these are before the Lord, as the…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 90:7–11
17th Century
Minister
The afflictions of the saints often come from God's love; but the rebukes of sinners, and of believers for their sins, must be seen coming from the…