Kutipan untuk Mazmur 51:5

כִּֽי־פְ֭שָׁעַי אֲנִ֣י אֵדָ֑ע וְחַטָּאתִ֖י נֶגְדִּ֣י תָמִֽיד׃

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Sefer HaIkkarim

The things hindering and preventing repentance are three: ignorance of having committed a sin, excusing oneself, and the love of money and glory. It is clear that every one of these hinders repentance. If a man does not recognize or know that he has sinned, he will never regret doing the thing he does, nor repent, as a sick man can not be cured as long as he does not feel or know that he is sick, for he will never seek a cure. So if one does not know that he has sinned, he will never repent. For this reason God found fault with Israel for not recognizing their sins, for this was a reason why they did not repent: “I will go and return to My place, till they acknowledge their fault, and seek My face,” i. e. until they regard themselves as transgressors and sinners, when they will repent and seek My face. David also said: “For I know my transgressions.” God said: “Cry aloud,” indicating that a knowledge of one’s sin is essential to repentance.
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