In Psalms, chapter fifty-one, verse twelve, the Lord gives David the joy of salvation but grasps the following of David’s life. The scripture teaches us that we will reap what we sow: if we sow to please the Spirit, we will reap life from the Spirit; if we sow in the flesh, we will reap …
In Psalms, chapter fifty-one, verse eleven, David knows that if God removes the Holy Spirit’s presence from his life, all hope of redemption is gone.Then David asked the Holy One, “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” This confession is significant because what David had within him …
In Psalms, chapter fifty-one, verse ten, all believers need God’s Spirit to create a pure heart that hates iniquity and a renewed spirit that desires to do God’s will. Only God can make us new creations and restore us to true godliness, as in John three, verse three, and Second Corinthians five, verse seventeen, respectively.The …
In Psalms, chapter fifty-one, verse five, David acknowledges that from infancy, he possessed a natural propensity to sin, which is elsewhere in scripture referred to as the lusts, works, or sins “of the flesh.” For believers, the spiritual conflict within involves the whole person. The struggle is whether they will surrender to that sinful nature’s …
In Psalms, chapter fifty-one, verse four, David did not deny that his sin was not against others but preeminently against God and His Word, as in Second Samuel twelve, verses nine through ten. “Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? Thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with …
In Psalms, chapter fifty-one, verse three, the assurance of forgiveness and God’s renewed blessing do not come easy sometimes. A person who has experienced the joy of salvation and then falls into the depths of immorality may experience a prolonged time of repentance and spiritual struggle before receiving the assurance of pardon and a complete …
In Psalms, chapter fifty-one, verses one through nineteen, is a psalm for all who have sinned greatly and are overwhelmed by guilt to find forgiveness, cleansing from sin, and restoration to God if they approach Him in the spirit and words of this psalm. David’s appeals for forgiveness and restoration are based on God’s grace, …
In Psalms, chapter fifty-one, this title ascribes this psalm of confession of David, when Nathan the prophet disclosed his sins of Adultery and murder, as in Second Samuel twelve, verses one through thirteen. Note that this psalm was written after David had deliberately sinned against God. He feared that God’s presence and Spirit would depart …
In Psalms, chapter fifty, verses sixteen through twenty-three, the Lord delivers a stern warning to religious hypocrites among His people, threatening to tear in pieces, as in verse twenty-two, those who pretend to be devoted to Him, who claim the covenant salvation and the blessing of His Word, and who at the same time ignore …
In Psalms, chapter fifty, verse fifteen, the Lord invites all faithful believers to call continually upon Him in times of need and trouble. Since Christ sympathizes with our weaknesses, we can confidently approach the heavenly throne, knowing that our prayers and petitions are welcomed and desired by our heavenly Father, as in Hebrews ten, verses …
