“Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.”
The question who can discern errors? Cleanse me from hidden faults introduces the confessional turn and the recognition that moral perfection exceeds human capacity. The hidden faults suggest sins of ignorance or unconsciousness. The request for cleansing invokes divine forgiveness for transgressions the speaker does not fully recognize. This verse acknowledges human limitation and need for divine purification.
Church Fathers on Psalms 19:12
To the end, a psalm of David himself. 1. It is a well-known title; nor does the Lord Jesus Christ say what follows, but it is said of Him. 2. “The heavens tell out the glory of God” Psalm 18:1. The righteous Evangelists, in whom, as in the heavens, God dwells, set forth the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ, or the glory wherewith the Son glorified the Father upon earth. “And the firmament shows forth the works of His hands.” And the firmament shows forth the deeds of the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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