Psalms 19:13

Psalms 19:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless, innocent of great transgression.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless, and innocent of great transgression.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Keep your servant from deliberate sins! Don’t let them control me. Then I will be free of guilt and innocent of great sin.

Context of Psalms 19:13

11Moreover by them Your servant is warned, And in keeping them there is great reward. 12Who can understand his errors? Cleanse me from secret faults. Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins; Let them not have dominion over me. Then I shall be blameless, And I shall be innocent of great transgression. 14Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.

Psalms 19:13 word by word

גַּ֤ם מִזֵּדִ֨ים׀ חֲשֹׂ֬ךְ עַבְדֶּ֗ךָ אַֽל־יִמְשְׁלוּ־בִ֣י אָ֣ז אֵיתָ֑ם וְ֝נִקֵּ֗יתִי מִפֶּ֥שַֽׁע רָֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Keep backחָשַׂךְchâώak · to withholdH2820
• thy servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• also from presumptuousזֵדzêd · arrogantH2086
• let them not have dominionמָשַׁלmâshal · to ruleH4910
• over me: then shall I be uprightתָּמַםtâmam · to finishH8552
• and I shall be innocentנָקָהnâqâh · to clearH5352
• from the greatרַבrab · manyH7227
• transgressionפֶּ֫שַׁעpesha‛ · transgressionH6588

Cross-references for Psalms 19:13

• Genesis 20:6And God said to him in a dream, “Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart. For I also withheld you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her.
• 1 Samuel 25:32Then David said to Abigail: “Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me!
• Exodus 21:14“But if a man acts with premeditation against his neighbor, to kill him by treachery, you shall take him from My altar, that he may die.
• Numbers 15:30‘But the person who does anything presumptuously, whether he is native-born or a stranger, that one brings reproach on the Lord, and he shall be cut off from among his people.
• Deuteronomy 17:12Now the man who acts presumptuously and will not heed the priest who stands to minister there before the Lord your God, or the judge, that man shall die. So you shall put away the evil from Israel.
• 2 Peter 2:10and especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries,
• Psalms 119:133Direct my steps by Your word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me.
• Romans 6:12Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.
• Psalms 7:10My defense is of God, Who saves the upright in heart.
• Psalms 11:7For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.
• Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly.
• Acts 24:16This being so, I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men.
• Psalms 18:23I was also blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.
• 1 Chronicles 10:13So Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he had committed against the Lord, because he did not keep the word of the Lord, and also because he consulted a medium for guidance.

Commentaries on Psalms 19:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13From presumptuous sins - Sins committed not through frailty or surprise, but those which are the offspring of thought, purpose, and deliberation. Sins against judgment, light, and conscience. The words might be translated, Preserve thy servant also from the proud; from tyrannical governors, i.e., from evil spirits - Bishop Horsley. So most of the versions understand the place. Let them not have dominion over me - Let me never be brought into a habit of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Keep back thy servant also - Restrain thy servant; or, do not suffer him to commit those sins. From presumptuous sins - The word used here is manifestly designed to stand in some respects in contrast with the secret faults mentioned in the previous verse. The word - זד zêd - means properly that which is boiling, swelling, inflated; then proud, arrogant; with the accessory notion of shameless wickedness or impiety. Gesenius, Lexicon. The word is rendered…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-14Verses 11-14 God's word warns the wicked not to go on in his wicked way, and warns the righteous not to turn from his good way. There is a reward, not only after keeping, but in keeping God's commandments. Religion makes our comforts sweet, and our crosses easy, life truly valuable, and death itself truly desirable. David not only desired to be pardoned and cleansed from the sins he had discovered and confessed, but from those he had forgotten or…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13A person who commits deliberate sins does so with a proud and defiant attitude (Psalm 86:14; 119:21, 69). The great transgression is rebellion (see Psalm 32:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1412-14. The clearer our view of the law, the more manifest are our sins. Still for its full effect we need divine grace to show us our faults, acquit us, restrain us from the practice, and free us from the power, of sin. Thus only can our conduct be blameless, and our words and thoughts acceptable to God.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings