After David commits sin, it is insightful to hear his heart focusing on the Lord. Admitting his sin and pleading with the the Lord to restore him. He asks for the Lord to blot out his sin, and he doesn’t wallow in self punishment. Only God can forgive sin.
8 Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have broken 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 right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.
8 Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have broken rejoice.
Goose bumps! This line is soooo good!!! Bones are the structure that holds our body up. As he breaks these old bones that mended wrong or we lean on too much let us lean on him!
19 “You give your mouth free rein for evil,
and your tongue frames deceit.
20 You sit and speak against your brother;
you slander your own mother’s son.
21 These things you have done, and I have been silent;
you thought that I was one like yourself.
But now I rebuke you and lay the charge before you.
I have been guilty of this in the past. Remaining silent. I pray for courage to stand when people are doing things that defile the name of my God. Every day I feel stronger. Thank you Lord.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?
14 Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving,
and perform your vows to the Most High,
15 and call upon me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”
Psalm 49. So true. I mourn for these people. My older sister being one of them. She lives on this glorious farm with glorious things and her husband makes good money and gets to work from home to take care of the kids and where they live is gorgeous!!! There health is great. Everything is great! But they don’t know their savior. Everything is running so smooth.. as much as I hate to admit it sometimes troubles finally being us to the cross. I must admit I’ve prayed their situation would be shaken just enough to be in “need” of a savior. To have a desire to seek one. My heart aches for them.
Psalm 51 has been a personal favorite for a few years. It has been my prayer when I know I’ve drifted away from God. A few years back I had lost all sense of joy because of the circumstances around me, at that time I started praying over and over again “Restore to me to joy of your salvation.” This verse was not only my outcry, but it became a reminder to me that my joy is not found on earthly circumstances but on God and on what he has done for me by dying on the cross and offering salvation.
The sacrifices God desires are with thanksgiving, a broken spirit, and a broken and contrite heart.
After David commits sin, it is insightful to hear his heart focusing on the Lord. Admitting his sin and pleading with the the Lord to restore him. He asks for the Lord to blot out his sin, and he doesn’t wallow in self punishment. Only God can forgive sin.
8 Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have broken 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 right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.
Yyyeeesss!
8 Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have broken rejoice.
Goose bumps! This line is soooo good!!! Bones are the structure that holds our body up. As he breaks these old bones that mended wrong or we lean on too much let us lean on him!
19 “You give your mouth free rein for evil,
and your tongue frames deceit.
20 You sit and speak against your brother;
you slander your own mother’s son.
21 These things you have done, and I have been silent;
you thought that I was one like yourself.
But now I rebuke you and lay the charge before you.
I have been guilty of this in the past. Remaining silent. I pray for courage to stand when people are doing things that defile the name of my God. Every day I feel stronger. Thank you Lord.
13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls
or drink the blood of goats?
14 Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving,
and perform your vows to the Most High,
15 and call upon me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.”
Psalm 49. So true. I mourn for these people. My older sister being one of them. She lives on this glorious farm with glorious things and her husband makes good money and gets to work from home to take care of the kids and where they live is gorgeous!!! There health is great. Everything is great! But they don’t know their savior. Everything is running so smooth.. as much as I hate to admit it sometimes troubles finally being us to the cross. I must admit I’ve prayed their situation would be shaken just enough to be in “need” of a savior. To have a desire to seek one. My heart aches for them.
Psalm 51 has been a personal favorite for a few years. It has been my prayer when I know I’ve drifted away from God. A few years back I had lost all sense of joy because of the circumstances around me, at that time I started praying over and over again “Restore to me to joy of your salvation.” This verse was not only my outcry, but it became a reminder to me that my joy is not found on earthly circumstances but on God and on what he has done for me by dying on the cross and offering salvation.
Well put, Melisa. Love that. This chapter really resonated with me today
There is a song from Jon foreman that sings this psalm and many others. You should look it up. :) so beautiful. :)
Totally agree. These words are a beautiful plea that really resonate with me. He’s never far away from us, even when we fall away.