11 For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
11 For the sake of your name, Lord, forgive my iniquity, though it is great.
11 For your name's sake, O Lord, pardon my guilt, for it is great.
11 Keep up your reputation, God; Forgive my bad life; It's been a very bad life.
11 For Your name's sake, O Lord, Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
11 For the honor of your name, O Lord, forgive my many, many sins.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 25:11
Commentary on Psalm 25:8-14
(Read Psalm 25:8-14)
We are all sinners; and Christ came into the world to save sinners, to teach sinners, to call sinners to repentance. We value a promise by the character of him that makes it; we therefore depend upon God's promises. All the paths of the Lord, that is, all his promises and all his providences, are mercy and truth. In all God's dealings his people may see his mercy displayed, and his word fulfilled, whatever afflictions they are now exercised with. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth; and so it will appear when they come to their journey's end. Those that are humble, that distrust themselves, and desire to be taught and to follow Divine guidance, these he will guide in judgment, that is, by the rule of the written word, to find rest for their souls in the Saviour. Even when the body is sick, and in pain, the soul may be at ease in God.