19:12 Who can know all his errors? 1
Please do not punish me for sins I am unaware of. 2
90:8 You are aware of our sins; 3
you even know about our hidden sins. 4
1 tn 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 tn 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.
3 tn Heb “you set our sins in front of you.”
4 tn Heb “what we have hidden to the light of your face.” God’s face is compared to a light or lamp that exposes the darkness around it.