Psalm 18:13-14 — cleanse me from hidden things; aliens are the proud
“Who will understand transgressions? Cleanse me from my hidden things, and spare your servant from aliens” (Psalm 19:12-13).
And Aquila rendered “aliens” as “the proud.” For upon those who succeed, this passion sometimes follows, the mind becomes puffed up by this, and in another way they are again thrown, such as the apostolic saying, “lest being puffed up he fall into the judgment of the devil” (1 Timothy 3:6). Having necessarily said beforehand “For your servant keeps them,” he entreats to be delivered from pride; having been cleansed from this sin, which is great, I will be blameless from pride, at the same time also having been cleansed of the hidden things; for now I do not yet dare.
Greek
18.13,14 Παραπτώματα τίς συνήσει; ἐκ τῶν κρυφίων μου καθάρισόν με, καὶ ἀπὸ ἀλλοτρίων φεῖσαι τοῦ δούλου σου. ̔Ο δὲ ̓Ακύλας τὸ ἀλλοτρίων ὑπερηφάνων ἐξέδωκεν. ̓Επὶ γὰρ τοῖς κατορθοῦσι τὸ πά θος, ἐσθ' ο τε τοῦτο παρέπεται, χαυνουμένης ἐπὶ τοῦτο τῆς διανοίας· καὶ δι' ἑτέρου πάλιν ἐκτραχηλίζονται τρόπου, ὁποῖον τὸ ἀποσ τολικὸν, ι να μὴ τυφωθεὶς εἰς κρίμα ἐμπέσῃ τοῦ διαβόλου, ἀναγκαίως προειπών· Καὶ γὰρ ὁ δοῦλός σου φυλάσσει αὐτὰ, ἱκετεύει ῥυσ θῆναι τῆς ὑπερηφανείας· ἀφ' η ς ἁμαρτίας ου σης μεγάλης καθαρισθεὶς, α μωμος ε σομαι ἐξ ὑπερηφανείας, α μα καὶ τῶν κρυφίων κα θαρισθείς· νῦν γὰρ ου πω θαῤῥῶ.