A Prayer For Personal Cleansing
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A Prayer For Personal Cleansing
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For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Nathan the prophet came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.
1 Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.
2 Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin.
3 For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night.
4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just.
5 For I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
6 But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there.
7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me— now let me rejoice.
9 Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.
11 Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.
13 Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you.
14 Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness.
15 Unseal my lips, O Lord, that my mouth may praise you.
16 You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering.
17 The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.
18 Look with favor on Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit— with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings. Then bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar.
I- The Plea for Mercy ().
I- The Plea for Mercy ().
Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.
A- Mercy, not justice is sought.
A- Mercy, not justice is sought.
I- The Plea for Mercy ().
I- The Plea for Mercy ().
1 Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers.
2 But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night.
3 They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.
4 But not the wicked! They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.
5 They will be condemned at the time of judgment. Sinners will have no place among the godly.
6 For the Lord watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.
Justice would demand David’s punishment.
1 Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers.
2 But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night.
3 They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.
4 But not the wicked! They are like worthless chaff, scattered by the wind.
5 They will be condemned at the time of judgment. Sinners will have no place among the godly.
6 For the Lord watches over the path of the godly, but the path of the wicked leads to destruction.
The demands of God’s Law required:
(1) The death Penalty for adultery
() “If a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the man and the woman who have committed adultery must be put to death.”
(2) The death penalty for murder
“If a man commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, both the man and the woman who have committed adultery must be put to death.
() “ 30 “All murderers must be put to death…33 This will ensure that the land where you live will not be polluted, for murder pollutes the land. And no sacrifice except the execution of the murderer can purify the land from murder.
2. David knew that he did not want justice, he wanted mercy!
30 “All murderers must be put to death…33 This will ensure that the land where you live will not be polluted, for murder pollutes the land. And no sacrifice except the execution of the murderer can purify the land from murder.
This will ensure that the land where you live will not be polluted, for murder pollutes the land. And no sacrifice except the execution of the murderer can purify the land from murder.
3. For you and I, justice requires the death penalty (, ).
23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
A- Mercy, not justice is sought.
A- Mercy, not justice is sought.
B- Mercy based upon God's loving kindness and tender mercies.
B- Mercy based upon God's loving kindness and tender mercies.
New Living Translation Chapter 35
This will ensure that the land where you live will not be polluted, for murder pollutes the land. And no sacrifice except the execution of the murderer can purify the land from murder.
1- David pled for mercy based upon 2 things:
a. God’s unfailing love.
b. God’s abundant compassion
II- The Plan For Cleansing ().
II- The Plan For Cleansing ().
B- Mercy based upon God's loving kindness and tender mercies.
B- Mercy based upon God's loving kindness and tender mercies.
2 Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin.
3 For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night.
4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just.
5 For I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.
6 But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there.
7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
8 Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me— now let me rejoice.
9 Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.
11 Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.
A- Wickedness acknowledged:
A- Wickedness acknowledged:
II- The Plan For Cleansing (vs. 2-12; ).
II- The Plan For Cleansing (vs. 2-12; ).
1- Transgressions = To step across the line, to trespass where it is forbidden.
A- Wickedness acknowledged:
A- Wickedness acknowledged:
2- Iniquity = perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt
1- Transgressions = To step across the line, to trespass where it is forbidden.
3- Sin
2- Iniquity = perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt
3- Sin
4-Evil = bad, evil, displeasing
4-Evil = bad, evil, displeasing
5- Sinful nature (shapen in iniquity)
5- Sinful nature (shapen in iniquity)
B- Washing requested:
B- Washing requested:
B- Washing requested:
B- Washing requested:
1- Blot out = [machah /maw·khaw/] to wipe, wipe out, to blot out, obliterate, exterminate.
2- Wash = [kabac /kaw·bas/] = be washed, perform the work of a fuller
1- Blot out = [machah /maw·khaw/] to wipe, wipe out.to wipe. to blot out, obliterate. to blot out, exterminate.
blot out, exterminate.
3- Cleanse = [taher /taw·hare/] to be clean, be pure, to purify, be clean morally, made clean.
made clean.
2- Wash = [kabac /kaw·bas/] = be washed, perform the work of a fuller
4- Purge
3- Cleanse = [taher /taw·hare/] to be clean, be pure, to purify, be clean morally, made clean.
clean.
5- Create in me a clean heart
6- Renew a right spirit in me
4- Purge
5- Create in me a clean heart
7- Restore fellowship (v.11)
6- Renew a right spirit in me
C- Waywardness confessed:
C- Waywardness confessed:
1- Confession necessary
7- Restore fellowship (v.11)
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3 For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night.
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9 But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
C- Waywardness confessed:
C- Waywardness confessed:
III- The Purposed End of Cleansing ()
III- The Purposed End of Cleansing ()
13 Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you.
14 Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness.
15 Unseal my lips, O Lord, that my mouth may praise you.
16 You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering.
17 The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.
18 Look with favor on Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit— with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings. Then bulls will again be sacrificed on your altar.
1- Confession necessary (v.3; )
A- The joy of fellowship restored.
A- The joy of fellowship restored.
III- The Purposed End of Cleansing (vs. 13-19)
III- The Purposed End of Cleansing (vs. 13-19)
B- The power of witnessing restored.
B- The power of witnessing restored.
A- The joy of fellowship restored.
A- The joy of fellowship restored.
C- The presence of a thankful heart restored.
C- The presence of a thankful heart restored.
D- The personal sacrifices offered become acceptable to God.
D- The personal sacrifices offered become acceptable to God.
B- The power of witnessing restored.
B- The power of witnessing restored.
C- The presence of a thankful heart restored.
C- The presence of a thankful heart restored.
D- The personal sacrifices offered become acceptable to God.
D- The personal sacrifices offered become acceptable to God.