Isaiah 38:17-19 Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but you have in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption… The back of God! Where is that? I. A MAN'S SINS. May be — 1. Many. 2. Various 3. Heinous. (1) They are his curse. (2) He cannot east them away. (3) He must own them for ever unless Divine mercy interpose. II. THEIR DIVINE REMOVAL. 1. God alone has the right to east them away. 2. God alone can. 3. He removes them so as to see them no more for ever. 4. He casts all sin away that is repented of. (W. O. Lilley.) Parallel Verses KJV: Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. |
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