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- Recognize your sin. Psalm 51 wouldn’t have been written if King David didn’t recognize his sins. Looking back, David couldn’t recognize his sins and the sins he was about to commit.
- Sin is a serious matter. In our society today, a lot of people don’t take sin seriously anymore. When they sin, their conscience doesn’t bother them anymore.
- We ultimately sin against God. David’s sin as recounted in 2 Samuel 11-12 impacted a lot of people. It affected the lives of Bathsheba, Uriah, Joab, David’s soldiers and captains, the leaders in David’s kingdom, David’s immediate family and future generation, and virtually all of the people in the kingdom.
- We must ask for forgiveness. Recognizing our sins is just the initial step to true repentance. It is not enough to simply know that we have sinned. A lot of people know they have sinned.
Sep 15, 2020 · Here are a few lessons Psalm 51 teaches us about God: He is just in His judgments. Our sins our before Him and against Him. He breaks our bones and convicts us of sin. Then He restores us so we can rejoice in our salvation. His mercy is abundant. His love is steady and enduring.….
- (7-9) Restoration Through The Blood of Sacrifice.
- (10-11) Restoration of Heart.
- (12-13) Restoration to The Joy of salvation.
- (14-17) Restoration of praise.
- (18-19) Restoration of Good to The Kingdom.
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice. Hide Your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities. a. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: David looked for God to do a work of spiritual and moral cleansing, and to do it ...
Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. a. Create in me a clean heart, O God: David felt that it wasn’t enough if God simply cleaned up the heart he had. The plea create indicated he needed a new heart from God, a clean heart. In thi...
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You. a. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation: In his many months of unconfessed sin, David felt the misery of spiritual defeat. He wanted once again the joy appropriate to salvation, to thos...
Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, The God of my salvation, And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness. O Lord, open my lips, And my mouth shall show forth Your praise. For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contr...
Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem. Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, With burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then they shall offer bulls on Your altar. a. Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem: David realized that in his sin he did not only fail as a...
Psalm chapter 51. English Standard Version. 1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin! 3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done ...
May 23, 2018 · Psalm 51 Commentary: Verse 2. Well, David continues to make request to God in verse 2. 2 Wash [me throughly from/away] mine [iniquity/wrongdoing], and cleanse me [from/of] my sin. And this cleansing and washing is exactly what’s promised to us New Testament believers in Jesus Christ as we confess our sin to God.
Psalm 51. . Psalm 51 stands as an enduring testament to the power of confession, the boundless mercy of God, and the potential for spiritual renewal and transformation. It reminds us that even in our deepest frailty, God's love is unfailing. David begins by pleading for God's unfailing love and abundant compassion, asking Him to wipe away his ...
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Nov 4, 2014 · The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.”. (James 5:16) 2. God’s steadfast love and righteousness stand forever. “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.”. (Psalm 51:7) David knew that his God was a righteous God, not standing for sin.
