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title: "Wesley"
description: "Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. Imputeth — Whom God doth not charge with the guilt of"
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Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
*Imputeth* — Whom God doth not charge with the guilt of his sins, but graciously pardons and accepts him in Christ.
*No guile* — Who freely confesses all his sins, and turns from sin to God with all his heart.

When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
*Silence* — From a full and open confession of my sins.
*Old* — My spirit failed, and the strength of my body decayed.
*Roaring* — Because of the continual horrors of my conscience, and sense of God's wrath.

For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. /*Selah*/.
*Hand* — Thy afflicting hand.
*My moisture* — Was dried up.

I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. /*Selah*/.
*The iniquity* — The guilt of my sin.

For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
*For this* — Upon the encouragement of my example.
*Found* — In an acceptable and seasonable time, while God continues to offer grace and mercy.
*Waters* — In the time of great calamities.
*Not come* — So as to overwhelm him.

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
*I will* — This and the next verse seems to be the words of God, whom David brings in as returning this answer to his prayers.
*Mine eye* — So Christ did St. Peter, when he turned and looked upon him.

Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
*Will not* — Unless they be forced to it by a bit or bridle. And so all the ancient translators understand it.

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
*Sorrows* — This is an argument to enforce the foregoing admonition.

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