22. blotted out —the debt of thy sin from the account-book in which it was entered ( Exodus 32:32 ; Exodus 32:33 ; Revelation 20:12 ). as a thick cloud —scattered away by the wind ( Psalms 103:12 ). as a cloud —a descending gradation. Not only the "thick cloud" of the heavier "transgressions," but the "cloud" ("vapor" [LOWTH], not so dense, but covering the sky as a mist) of the countless "sins." These latter, though not thought much of by man, need, as much as the former, to be cleared away by the Sun of righteousness; else they will be a mist separating us from heaven ( Psalms 19:12 ; Psalms 19:13 ; 1 John 1:7-9 ). return . . . for —The antecedent redemption is the ground of, and motive to, repentance. We do not repent in order that He may redeem us, but because He hath redeemed us ( Zechariah 12:10 ; Luke 24:47 ; Acts 3:18 ; Acts 3:19 ). He who believes in his being forgiven cannot but love ( Luke 7:43 ; Luke 7:47 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-23" class="com-number"
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