David
This is a prayer of confession of David. We all know David. David was a man close to God, yet he sinned gravely. Once he saw a beautiful woman bathing, named Bathsheba. Bathsheba was already married to Uriah. Nevertheless David took her in and committed adultery. To make matters worst, David plotted the death of Uriah. (See II Samuel 11:2-27). So indirectly, David also committed the sin of murder. God was very angry, and sent the prophet Nathan to rebuke David. David realized how dreadfully he had sinned, confessed, and asked forgiveness from God. This psalm shows how deep his repentance was, how he cried out to God, how much he valued the forgiveness of God.v. 1 What are the usual reactions a man has after he has sinned? Contrast with the reaction of David in this Psalm. Some blame others. (David could have blamed Bathsheba for tempting him).
When are sacrifices acceptable to God? What is the best sacrifice we can offer? (God does not desire our sacrifices when our sins remain unconfessed. We cannot hope to "buy out" God by offering sacrifices instead of confessing our sins. It is only after we have come before God with a broken and contrite heart, after we have cried out to God for forgiveness, that God can begin to accept our other sacrifices. After all, the best we can offer is a broken and contrite heart). A true Christian has only one recourse, and that is to cry out like David in verse 1: "Lord, have mercy on me". Remember: "The higher our position, the deeper our humility should be". vv. 7-15 When a man's sin had been forgiven, what are results in his life? But David did not do any of the above. The bones which thou has broken may rejoice (v. 8) (For growth of our spiritual life.For growth of our character- humility, etc.
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