Commentary for Sanhedrin 213:8

דרש רבא מאי דכתיב (תהלים נא, ו) לך לבדך חטאתי והרע בעיניך עשיתי למען תצדק בדברך תזכה בשפטך אמר דוד לפני הקב"ה גליא וידיעא קמך דאי בעיא למכפייה ליצרי הוה כייפינא אלא אמינא דלא לימרו עבדא זכי למריה

David pleaded before the Holy One, blessed be He: 'Thou knowest full well that had I wished to suppress my lust, I could have done so, but, thought I, let them [the people] not say, "The servant triumphed against his Master."'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra. Had David not yielded, his plea for the inclusion of 'the God of David' would have been justified. ');">¹⁵</span> Raba expounded: What is meant by the verse, For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XXXVIII, 18. ');">¹⁶</span>

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