Psalm 51
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This Psalm from when the prophet Nathan
confronted David with the sin of Bathsheba
and murder of her husband
and we get a look into David’s repentant heart
as it speaks truths we can relate in
Its one of the greatest chapters
not just in Psalms but in the Bible.
Lets pray then do a song to prepare our hearts for this Psalm:
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David When Nathan the Prophet Went to Him, After He Had Gone in to Bathsheba. 1 Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is always before me. 4 Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight— That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge. 5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me. 6 Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts, And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom. 7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8 Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice. 9 Hide Your face from my sins, And blot out all my iniquities. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit. 13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You. 14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, The God of my salvation, And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness. 15 O Lord, open my lips, And my mouth shall show forth Your praise. 16 For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise. 18 Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem. 19 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.
Dissecting this whole Psalm in this time
is impossible there is sooo much here...
but
In this Psalm David is clearly sorry for his sin:
he expresses:
being broken(v.8)
being contrite (17)
sin following him (v.3)
done evil to God (v.4)
sinner from birth (v.5)
feels dark (v.7)
sad (v.8)
dirty heart (v.10)
unstable (v.10)
Concerned of losing God’s presence and H.S
I think we all have been there
maybe some now
feeling that darkness of sin
following you
where your heart feels dirty
you feel broken
This is the ending results of sin
it may have seemed good at first
Ravi Zacharias said:
“Sin will take you farther than you want to go, it will keep you longer than you want to stay, and it will cost you more than you want to pay.” - Ravi Zacharias
Here we see David’s sin
costing him
but thats not all we see
it is full of calls to God’s for
mercy, lovingkindness, tender mercies,
to wash from iniquity, to cleanse from sin,
to purge to be clean,
to hide His face from sins,
to blot out transgressions,
to create a clean heart, to renew a steadfast spirit, to be present, to restore, uphold, and to deliver.
Do you think God is going to answer these calls to God
for mercy?
Even David in the OT knew the answer to that!
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise.
He knew God will hear his broken heart
and us:
By the perfect sacrifice of Jesus
who have been made to sons and daughters of God
in faith can boldly enter into His throne room:
Yes He can and will hear our prayers!
in these next 2 songs lets pour out our hearts before God lets worship
David’s Call, Confession, and Commitments
David’s Call, Confession, and Commitments
verses 1-14 - David gives his confession and call to God for mercy
in verses 15-19 - David gives his commitment to God for his mercy.
David’s sin was great,
He knew God’s mercy is greater.
So David starts his prayer to God in verse 1
after his great sin
in the greatest way he could
have mercy… there was no delay
no story time
no heres why i did what i did
no build up
Immediately “have mercy upon me oh God” (v.1)
Ill get into all the other stuff later
but the first thing I am going to say is the main point
the ultimate need I have.
Have mercy upon me!
as he then calls on God to take his sin away
all through this chapter asking for God to
to blot it out, wash it, purge it, clean it, restore, and deliver
This psalm is about: get my sin blotted out, to be cleansed.
and so ofc its the first thing we see David ask
for mercy
but also through this chapter their are some
insights in what David
says and does
I think we should take note of
while the first is that
He immediately asks for mercy
a great example for us.
the second thing we should note that he says
is seen in verse 3:
2. “I acknowledge my transgression”
the word means also to know.
he knows his sin
He knows he did wrong.
It has to start there.
I know I did wrong
and all through out this
Psalm he is making the plea
for his sins to be removed
thats definitely the point of this Psalm
a third point I want us to note as
David calls out to God for mercy is that he says
in verse 4:
3. David says against you only I sinned (v.4)
Yes he had sinned against Bathsheba, Uriah, their families, his family, his kingdom, and in a sense even against his own body (1Co 6:18+), but even when the wickedness is against someone else, the act is ultimately rebellion against God’s commands
This shows us that the sins we do
even if toward someone else is a sin against God.
Dont think oh God isnt effected by this.
He hates all sin
It is against Him.
What an important example we see from David here
though to acknowledge that our sin was against God.
a fourth example I want us to note from David’s call to God for mercy is:
4. David acknowledges his sinful nature in (verse 5)
“behold i was brought forth in iniquity and in sin my mother conceived me”
this truth is made very clear in Romans 5
12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned—
Because of Adam we have a sinful nature
which drives us to sin.
David refers to his own sinful nature
in that he was brought forth in iniquity and in sin his mother conceived him
so he acknowledges he is corrupt on the inside
but as verse 6 says God desires truth and wisdom in the inward parts
In other words while we are sinful in nature
He wants us sincere and with ability to judge correctly and to follow the best course of action.
So Davids acknowledgment of his sinful nature
is a good lesson for us
the next example of David is very important:
seen in verse 11 when he says:
Psalm 51:11 (NKJV) — 11 Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
while this
implies the thought that sin separates man from God.
what we see here is a real concern of David
and a concern many have when falling into sin
5. The concern of God leaving us
or saying your not saved anymore
a concern that the Holy Spirit will
be taken away
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Its the work of God that saves us
and its the work of God that keeps us
as Eph 1:13-14 says we have been sealed by the Holy Spirit
there is no unsealing, or unsaving
We are His work from start to finish.
so if we sin 1 John 2:1 says
1 My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
"While sin separates, Christ bridges the gap, uniting us with God”
so while this example shows us a real concern we may have
this last example from David in his call to God for mercy
might be the best one.
its the example of the sacrifice
seen in verses 16-17
6. The sacrifice of a broken and contrite heart. (v.16-17)
16 For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise.
David said if all I needed to do to get right with you is give some sacrifice I would just do that but
because
In this day when people sinned they would just offer a sacrifice and move on
It could have been done without any remorse
just a religious action
to make sure your in the clear.
he knows that what God wants is
a broken and contrite heart
someone truly broken over their sin.
No, what God wants is for us to be broken over our sin
contrite means to be crushed.
That is a sacrifice we bring to God.
What a sacrifice.
God I have nothing to bring to You
I am a sinner
What I have to bring to you as my sacrifice
is a broken and crushed heart
its not how many verses you have memorized
how much tithes you have given
how many hours you have served
God wants our heart.
even if it is broken and crushed
and we know God says ill take that sacrifice
and ill give you the ultimate sacrifice
and gave us Jesus to be the sacrifice for our sins
Then as verses 18-19 shows afterwards God is pleased
with sacrifices of righteousness.
Be broken over the sin, get right
then righteous acts can follow
David shares some righteous acts
that he commits to God
following receiving His mercy
David’s commitments to God seen (verses 13-19)
HIs commitment to God is:
Teach transgressors His ways (convert sinners) (v.13)
Sing loud of His righteousness
Give praise (v.15)
You can assume here that he is commited to
you might be able to say he gives to God a sacrifice of a broken and contrite heart.
As we looked at David’s call, confession and commitment
Our Call, Confession, and Commitments
Our Call, Confession, and Commitments
I want us to think of our call, confession, and commitments.
Think of David’s examples here
have we acknowledged our sin?
have we acknowledged it was a sin against God
Have we been broken and crushed over our sin?
Have we given to God a truely repentant heart?
As we go into this next song
may this be a time to call on God for His mercy
may it be a time to confess to Him
may it be a time to commit to Him
and give him the sacrifice of your heart.
If we need to, by the grace of God
get right with Him
Pour out our hearts before God
dont hold in sin
repent, confess.
and place your trust in Jesus
the sacrifice for our sins!
Commit praise to Him
worship 3 songs
