He that covereth, &c. Illustrations: Adam (Gen_3:12. See Job_31:33); Cain (Gen_4:9); Saul (1Sa_15:19-21).
sins = transgressions. Hebrew. pasha'.App-44.
confesseth, &c. Illustrations: David (2Sa_12:13. Psa_51:3); Manasseh (2Ch_33:12, 2Ch_33:13); Nineveh (Jer_18:7, Jer_18:8. Jon_3:5-10. Mat_12:41); the lost son (Luk_15:18-24).