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Psalm 19:12

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19:12Who can know all his errors?36

Please do not punish me for sins I am unaware of.37

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Footnotes

  1. 36 Heb “Errors who can discern?” This rhetorical question makes the point that perfect moral discernment is impossible to achieve. Consequently it is inevitable that even those with good intentions will sin on occasion.
  2. 37 Heb “declare me innocent from hidden [things],” i.e., sins. In this context (see the preceding line) “hidden” sins are not sins committed in secret, but sins which are not recognized as such by the psalmist.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Who can discern his errors?

Declare me innocent from hidden faults.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But who can discern their own errors?

Forgive my hidden faults.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Who perceives his unintentional sins?

Cleanse me from my hidden faults.

NLTNew Living Translation

How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart?

Cleanse me from these hidden faults.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Who can perceive his errors?

Acquit me from hidden faults.

KJV 1900King James Version

Who can understand his errors?

Cleanse thou me from secret faults.