Psalms 25:11

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 25:11 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For thy name`s sake, O Jehovah, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For thy name`s sake, O Jehovah, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.
Psalms 25:11 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 25

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
11For thy name`s sake, O Jehovah, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.

What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“God's perfections of love, mercy, goodness, and truth are manifested (his name, compare Psa 9:10) in pardoning sin, and the greatness of sin renders pardon more needed.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“For - Or, though (as this particle is often rendered) it be great. Possibly he speaks of his sin against Uriah and Bathsheba. Great - Or, much or manifold. For the Hebrew word signifies both great and much. Psalms 25:12”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“25:11 The psalmist again asks forgiveness for his many sins (25:7; 32:1-5). The sins of Israel’s kings demonstrated the weaknesses inherent in David’s dynasty and the reasons for its failure in Old Testament Israel (see Ps 89).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“thy: Psa 31:3, Psa 79:9, Psa 109:21, Psa 143:11; Isa 43:25, Isa 48:9; Eze 20:9, Eze 36:22; Jo1 2:12 for it: Num 14:17-19; Rom 5:15, Rom 5:20, Rom 5:21 Psalms 25:12”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“The perf. consec. is attached to the יהי, which is, according to the sense, implied in למען שׁמך, just as in other instances it follows adverbial members of a clause, placed first for the sake of emphasis, when those members have reference to the future, Ges. ֗126, rem. 1. Separate and manifold sins ( Psa 25:7) are all comprehended in עון, which is in other instances also the collective word for the corruption and the guilt of sin. כּי gives the ground of the need and urgency of the petition. A great and multiform load of sin lies upon him, but the name of God, i.e., His nature that has become manifest in His mercy and truth, permits him to ask and to hope for forgiveness, not for the sake…”
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