2. Wash me throughly. It is not enough to blot
out the sin; his person is defiled. He would have God cleanse him; the washing
must be thorough, it must be repeated, and therefore he cries, “Multiply to wash me.” The
hypocrite is content if his garment is washed, but the true suppliant cries, Wash
me. The truly awakened conscience desires a real and practical
washing, and that of a most complete and efficient kind. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity. It is viewed as one great pollution, and as all his
own. He desires to be rid of the whole mass of his filthiness. And cleanseme from my sin. Rid me of my sin by some means, by any means, by every
means, only do purify me completely, and leave no guilt upon my soul. David’s
loudest outcries are against the evil of his transgression, and not against the
painful consequences of it. When we deal seriously with our sin, God will deal
gently with us. When we hate what the Lord hates, he will soon make an end of
it, to our joy and peace.
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