- Psalm 51
This Psalm is David's response to the exposure of his sin. He does not try to excuse or justify his actions. When he is confronted, he lays his sin before God.
In 1 Samuel 13 Saul is the king and has failed to follow the direction of God. Samuel tell him in verse 13-14 "You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him leader of his people, because you have not kept the Lord's command."
David is the "man after his own heat". After reading the crossroad moments of David's life, this statement is difficult to believe. David committed adultery with Bathsheba when he should have been with the army. David put Uriah in a position to die because he was too honorable to sleep in his own house. Nathan has to trick David into recognizing the evil of his actions. Are these the actions of a man after God's own heart? No, but his willingness to confess his sin and have God create in him a "clean heart" is. David is a model for us, not because of his sinful behavior but because of his willingness to confess and repent of his behavior.
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What a great reminder! David is humbled by the presence of the Lord, and is moved to confess and repent of his sins. I need to remember to do this more often. The easy part is sinning (unfortunately), the harder part is putting it before the Lord.
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