“Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.”
The plea keep your servant also from presumptuous sins and let them not rule over me establishes petitions for protection from deliberate willful transgression. The presumptuous sins suggest deliberate rebellion against known law. The fear of being ruled by sin suggests anxiety that willful transgression might become habitual pattern. This verse expresses the speaker's desire for moral uprightness and concern about resisting temptation.
Church Fathers on Psalms 19:13
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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