Mazmur 25:11

25:11 For the sake of your reputation, ¹  O Lord,

forgive my sin, because it is great. ² 

Mazmur 106:8

106:8 Yet he delivered them for the sake of his reputation, ³ 

that he might reveal his power.

[25:11]  ¹ tn Heb “name.” By forgiving the sinful psalmist, the Lord’s reputation as a merciful God will be enhanced.

[25:11]  ² sn Forgive my sin, because it is great. The psalmist readily admits his desperate need for forgiveness.

[106:8]  ³ tn Heb “his name,” which here stands metonymically for God’s reputation.