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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Psalms 19:13

11They are more desirable than gold, yes, more than much pure gold! They are sweeter than honey and drippings of the honeycomb. 12Moreover by them Your servant is warned. In keeping them there is great reward. Who can discern his errors? Cleanse me of hidden faults. 14Also keep Your servant from willful sins. May they not have dominion over me. Then I will be blameless, free from great transgression. 15May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before You, Adonai, my Rock 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 20:6Then God said to him in a dream, “Yes, I myself knew that you did this with integrity of your heart, so I, yes I Myself prevented you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not allow you to touch her.
• 1 Samuel 25:32Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be Adonai God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day!
• Exodus 21:14If a man presumes to kill his neighbor with craftiness, you are to take him from My altar and put him to death.
• Numbers 15:30“But the person who sins defiantly, whether native or outsider, reviles Adonai and that person is to be cut off from his people.
• Deuteronomy 17:12The man who acts presumptuously by not listening to the kohen who stands to serve there before Adonai your God, or to the judge, that man must die. So you are to purge the evil from Israel.
• 2 Peter 2:10especially those who follow after the flesh in its unclean desires and who despise the Lord’s authority. Brazen and arrogant, these people do not tremble while slandering glorious beings;
• Psalms 119:133Direct my footsteps in Your word, and let no iniquity get mastery over me.
• Romans 6:12Therefore do not let sin rule in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.
• Psalms 7:10Please, end the evil of the wicked and sustain the righteous. A just God examines hearts and minds.
• Psalms 11:7For Adonai is righteous—He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
• Psalms 84:11For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else. I would rather stand at the threshold of the House of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
• Acts 24:16“Therefore I do my best always to have a clear conscience before both God and men.
• Psalms 18:23For all His judgments are before me. I do not put His rulings away from me.
• 1 Chronicles 10:13So Saul died because of his unfaithful acts that he committed against the word of Adonai, which he did not keep, and he even 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