Sermons onPsalms 51

• 24:48Psalms 51

  And Psalm 51 reminds us, it's the soil of a broken and contrite spirit where faith grows. So if you think you're somebody, it's not until you realize you're nobody that God can do work in somebody's life. We need this faith. And so I read this and I wonder, what did it take for this man to become honest with the Lord?

Who's Your King

• 35:27Psalms 51

  is the first beginning of good works. The confession of our evil sin is the beginning of our good works. If you read Psalm 32, Psalm 32 is a personal diary recap of David about this. Psalm 51 is written in the moment, about the moment that David heard from Nathan that he was the man. But Psalm 32 in verse 5 says this, this is David again speaking,

• 38:47Psalms 51

  Why would I write about again something that grace washed away? I don't know about you, but I want my life written by grace. That is what we need. Psalm 51 says this way, Be gracious to me, O God, according to your faithful love, according to your abundant compassion, blot out my rebellion completely, completely wash away my guilt and cleanse me from sin. The sacrifice, pleasing to God, you will not despise

Who's Your King

• 36:11Psalms 51

  David who had a front row seat to all of this wrote a hymn an ancient poem in Psalm 51 and David said this he said God create a clean heart to me renew a steadfast spirit within me do not banish me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me

Who's Your King

• 32:44Psalms 51

  that. So he pointed his finger at Samuel who was late in Saul's words. Samuel clearly wasn't accepting that. And then he finally said, look at the Philistines. You go fight him. God will not accept our excuses for sin. In Psalm 51, there was a man the Bible describes after God's own heart. A man named David. And after

• 33:01Psalms 51

  after one of the greatest sins in his life. And the consequence for that sin is that his child would die. Psalm 51 describes it. David goes to the throne of God and says against you and you alone I have sinned and done this evil in your sight. So God you are right when you pass sentence. Forgiveness for sin is a

Psalms

• 2:26Psalms 51

  But we're looking at eight different genres or types of psalms. So, we looked at the psalm of confession last week, Psalm 51. And today, we're going to look at a psalm of royalty, a kingly psalm. And if we're not careful, and occasionally, the scriptures can feel distant from our modern framework. This typically happens, I find, when the context of a scripture passage is maybe removed from your practice in life.

Psalms

• 1:13Psalms 51

  I'm excited because your cooperating churches commissioned over 50 missionaries to bring the gospel throughout the entire world at the Southern Baptist Convention. And for me, there is no greater joy than to see lives changed for the gospel. Today, we will take a look at another psalm. This psalm is Psalm 51. It's the fourth of the so-called penitential psalms, which is a confession of faith and a distance from personal sin.

• 6:38Psalms 51

  And he penned the words that we read in Psalm 51. So if you had your Bibles open, and I hope you do, join me in the reading of God's word in Psalm 51. Be gracious to me, God, according to your faithful love, according to your abundant compassion. Blot out my rebellion. Completely wash away my guilt. Cleanse me from my sin.

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Ruth

• 59:18Psalms 51

  …swollen with grief. They grow old because of my enemies. It seems here that in David's darkest days, he is remembering that God made a covenant. That God made a promise. And David is clinging to that promise. Look at Psalm 51. After David commits a grievous sin, David writes, be gracious to me, God, according to your faithful love.

UNDEFEATED

• 27:29Psalms 51

  And she says, "It is because of your kindness towards me." It's the word hesed. It's a word that means mercy and loving kindness. It's the same word in Psalm 51 when David has sinned with Bathsheba. David, the great, great, great grandson of Rahab, would one day pen these words. "God, be gracious to me.

Isaiah

• 8:18Psalms 51

  David was called a man after God's own heart. And David understood the depths of his own heart, because he understood God's heart. Listen to Psalm 51. David, when he has completely fallen in sin, says, Lord, against you and you alone have I sinned. I have done evil in your sight, so you are just in your sentence, and you are right in your justice.