...say with David, " Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight; that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest." Let us then consider what God hath done for our salvation. I. He has made an atonement for our sins....

...case of Uriah; "Against thee, thee only, have I sinned and done this evil in thy sight : that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest and be clear when thou judgest." Thus Joseph resists temptation ; " How can I do this great evil and sin against God?" Thus Nehemiah...

...ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done this evil in thy sight ; That thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest. Behold, thou desirest Iruth in the inward parts : And in the hidden part thnu shalt make me to know...

...traced in a secret sigh " Against Thee, Thee only have I sinned, and done evil in Thy sight, that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest." Here is the exercise of repentance for sin, in humble confession to GOD, in which (to sweeten the bitter...

...or of pardon ! " Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight; that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest." It describes to us the effect of a deep and humbling sense of the inherent pollution of our nature,...

...ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight, that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. Behold I was shapen in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, thou desirest truth...

...like his who cried, " Against thee, thee only have I sinned, and done eril in thy sight, that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest." For he, too, vindicates the justice of hig condemnation, and owns the sovereign claims of God and his...

...David saying, " Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight : that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest " He confesses sin, you observe, with the very intent that the confession might honour God, by proving...

...ever before me. 4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. LITURGY VEKSION. Miserere mei, Dens. HAVE mercy upon me, 0 God, after thy great goodness : according...

...and acquits God. "Against thee, thee only, have I sinned and done this evil in thy sight, that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest." The sinner resigns himself into the hands of God ; and yet is convinced that if he does perish, he...