“Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O Lord.”
The plea do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions appeals for God to disregard past wrongdoing. The mention of youth suggests youthful folly. The request invokes divine forgiveness and willingness to overlook prior sin. This verse articulates the prayer for forgiveness.
Church Fathers on Psalms 25:7
To the end, a psalm of David himself. 1. Christ speaks, but in the person of the Church: for what is said has reference rather to the Christian People turned unto God. 2. “Unto You, O Lord, have I lift up my soul” Psalm 24:1: with spiritual longing have I lift up the soul, that was trodden down on the earth with carnal longings. “O my God, in You I trust, I shall not be ashamed” Psalm 24:2. O my God, from trusting in myself I was brought even to this weakness of the flesh;…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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