Homilist Psalm 19:12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse you me from secret faults. "Error," what a word, what a thing! It is the foundation stone of Satan's kingdom in the world; ay, and by it be builds up and sustains his empire in the world. Two things are suggested here concerning the soul's errors — I. THEY ARE MYSTERIOUS. "Who Call understand his errors?" 1. They are mysterious in their origin. Wire can explain the genesis of error? 2. They are mysterious in their number. Who can count them? They baffle all human arithmetic. 3. They are mysterious in their working. How Wondrously they work! 4. They are mysterious in their influence. Who shall tell the influence of one error, on one individual, on society, on the universe? II. THEY ARE POLLUTING. "Cleanse Thou me." Errors stain the conscience and the heart, they are moral filth. 1. The cleansing of the soul from error is a work of supreme urgency. "Cleanse Thou me." Without this cleansing there can be no true liberty, dignity, or happiness, no fellowship with God, no heaven. 2. The cleansing of the soul from error is the work of God. "Cleanse Thou me." We cannot cleanse ourselves, though our agency in the matter is indispensable. "Create ill me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me." (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.WEB: Who can discern his errors? Forgive me from hidden errors. |
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