2 Samuel 12:10 “Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you despised Me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.”
David wrote Psalm 51 after he fully realized his sin against God (probably after 2 Samuel 12:13) and was striving to humble himself in God’s presence. I have read the blurb at the beginning of the Psalm before, but I always come to this Psalm when I am struggling. To read it along with 2 Samuel 12 adds a new layer of depth for me.
2 Samuel 12:11 “This is what the LORD says: ‘Out of your own household I am going to bring calamity on you. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight.’”
“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit with in me” (Psalm 51:10). “Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and grant me a willing spirit to sustain me” (Psalm 51:12). My sins are nothing like David’s, but like David, I have cried out these verses to the Lord as I sit in the ashes of my hopes, begging God for restoration and renewal. And God, my precious Savior, gracious and loving and merciful, He hears our pleas.
2 Samuel 12:12 “‘You did it in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.’”
Lord, Thank You for this day and this scripture. Thank You for Your mercy and grace. Thank You for allowing us to see our way back to You when we lose our way. Thank You for the ability to humble ourselves before You. Restore to us the joy of Your salvation, Lord. Draw us closer. Amen.
2 Samuel 12:13 Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.”
Have a blessed day.
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