Then will I teach transgressors your ways; and sinners shall be converted unto you.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Thee. The sinner cannot testify his gratitude better, than by promoting the conversion of others. (Worthington)
This is a sort of satisfaction. (Menochius)
While engaged in sin, David could not well exhort his subjects to repentance. His example was rather an inducement for them to transgress. (Berthier)
But when they saw his grief, and knew that God had pardoned him, they were no longer tempted to despair. He also watched more carefully over their conduct.