6. thou shalt make, &c.--may be taken to express God's gracious
purpose in view of His strict requisition; a purpose of which David
might have availed himself as a check to his native love for sin, and,
in not doing so, aggravated his guilt.
truth . . . and . . .wisdom--are terms often used for piety (compare
Job 28:28;
Ps 119:30).
JFB.
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