“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.
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