Psalm 51 survives as the most impressive outcome of David’s sordid affair with Bathsheba. It is one thing for a king to confess his moral failures in private to a prophet. It was quite another thing to compose a detailed account of that confession to be sung throughout the land.
The greatest king in Israel’s history sometimes acted like the worst. And Psalm 51 shows that Israel ultimately remembered David more for his humble response to his failure than for his military or political achievements.
Step by step, Psalm 51 takes the reader through the stages of repentance. It describes the constant mental replays, the gnawing guilt, the shame, and finally the hope for a new beginning that springs from genuine repentance.
This Sunday we will take a closer look at Psalm 51 and the five stages of repentance that ends in the sinner being restored to a right relationship with God.
Praying everyone has a blessed week.
In Christ,
Gary T.