Psalms 19 · Verse 13

Psalms 19:13

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.
Psalms 19:13, King James Version

Psalms 19:13 in other translations

BSBKeep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed of great transgression.
WEBKeep back your servant also from presumptuous sins. Let them not have dominion over me. Then I will be upright. I will be blameless and innocent of great transgression.
ASVKeep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; Let them not have dominion over me: Then shall I be upright, And I shall be clear from great transgression.
YLTAlso--from presumptuous ones keep back Thy servant, Let them not rule over me, Then am I perfect, And declared innocent of much transgression,
DARBYKeep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be perfect, and I shall be innocent from great transgression.
BBEKeep your servant back from sins of pride; let them not have rule over me: then will I be upright and free from great sin.
WebsterKeep 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.

What does Psalms 19:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 19:12-14

12-14. 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.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 From 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 sinning. He who sins presumptuously will soon be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. Then shall I be upright - Let me be preserved from all the evil that the craft and malice of the devil or man work against me, then shall I continue to walk uprightly, and shall be innocent from the great transgression - from habitual sinning, from apostasy, from my easily-besetting sin. He who would be innocent from the great transgression, must take care that he indulge not himself in any. See Bishop Horne. Most men have committed some particular sin which they ought to deplore as long as they breathe, and on account of the enormity of which they should for ever be humbled.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 19:11-14

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…

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Psalms 19:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

גַּ֤םgamalsoH1571
מִזֵּדִ֨ים\׀mi.ze.Dimfrom presumptuous [sins]H2086
חֲשֹׂ֬ךְcha.Sokhkeep backH2820
עַבְדֶּ֗ךָ'av.De.khaservant yourH5650
אַֽל\־'al-may notH408
יִמְשְׁלוּ\־yim.she.lu-they ruleH4910
בִ֣יviover me
אָ֣ז'azthenH227
אֵיתָ֑ם'ei.TamI will be blamelessH8552
וְ֝נִקֵּ֗יתִיve.ni.Kei.tiand I will be acquittedH5352
מִפֶּ֥שַֽׁעmi.Pe.sha'from transgressionH6588
רָֽב\׃RavgreatH7227

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 19:13

  • Psalms 119:133

    Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

  • Romans 6:12-14

    Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

  • Psalms 7:10

    My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.

  • 1 Samuel 25:39

    And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the Lord, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the Lord hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

  • Psalms 84:11

    For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

  • Acts 24:16

    And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

  • Genesis 20:6

    And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

  • Deuteronomy 17:12-13

    And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the Lord thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel. And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously.

  • Psalms 18:23

    I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

  • Psalms 11:7

    For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

  • 1 Chronicles 10:13-14

    So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the Lord, even against the word of the Lord, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it; And enquired not of the Lord: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.

  • Romans 6:16-22

    Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Keep.
Ge 20:6; 1Sa 25:32-34,39
presumptuous.
Ex 21:14; Nu 15:30,31; De 17:12,13; 2Pe 2:10
let.
119:133; Ro 6:12-14,16-22
upright.
7:10; 11:7; 84:11; Ac 24:16
I shall.
18:23; 1Ch 10:13,14
great. Heb. much.

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Context

  • Psalms 19:12

    Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

  • Psalms 19:13

    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.

  • Psalms 19:14

    Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

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Psalms 19:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Detén asimismo á tu siervo de las soberbias; que no se enseñoreen de mí: entonces seré íntegro, y estaré limpio de gran rebelión.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Qui est-ce qui comprend ses erreurs? Purifie-moi de mes fautes cachées.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Auch von übermütigen halte deinen Knecht zurück; laß sie mich nicht beherrschen! Dann bin ich tadellos und bin rein von großer Übertretung.