Tehillim 51 - Created with Wrong?
For August 6th 2022
Verse 7:
Indeed, I was created with the potential to do wrong, and my mother conceived me with the potential to sin - because all mankind is created with desire for sin.
There are several commentaries on this verse. Some more positive than others. This one from the Chabadapp Tehillim is very beautiful and positive.
A person is not born with "original sin" but with the potential to do wrong but also with the potential to do good.
We have a choice every day to sin or to live according to the Will of G-d that He has given us through His Torah.
We see this in verse 12 where King David asks God to take away his evil inclination. Without this evil inclination, the potential to do bad is gone because man is no longer self-centered and focused on his own needs but man can sincerely serve the Eternal because his heart is focused on His Will.
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