A New and Right Spirit

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Psalm 51:1-13 KJV

1 [[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.]] Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin [is] ever before me. 4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done [this] evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, [and] be clear when thou judgest. 5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. 6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden [part] thou shalt 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 to hear joy and gladness; [that] the bones [which] thou hast broken may rejoice. 9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me [with thy] free spirit. 13 [Then] will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

OBSERVATION QUESTIONS
1) What inspired the writing of this psalm by King David? (v.1a)
2) What  fourteen  things did the psalmist ask the Lord to do for him? (v.1b-2,7-12)
3) Why did David expect the Lord to do this for him? (v.1b,3)
4) Why did King David write that the Lord would be justified and clear? (v.4)
5) What two things did the psalmist attribute his behavior to? (v.5)
6) What did the Lord desire of the man? (v.6a)
7) Through what would David receive wisdom? (v.6b)
8) What did the king promise the Lord that He would do after the Lord granted his petitions? (v.13)

APPLICATION QUESTIONS
9) Have you ever committed a sin that you did not immediately confess to the Lord? If so, what happened as a result?
10) If you answered affirmatively to the previous question, who or what convicted you of your sin?
11) What does it feel like to know that your sins are forgiven?

PRINCIPLES
12) Because the human heart is deceitful, there are times when we fail to immediately confess our sins to God.
13) Confession is the only means by which we may be cleansed of our sins.
14) There is always an expiration date for sin.