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v. 1, 2 - David begins this Psalm of praise for God's forgiveness by noting the blessing that comes from God's forgiveness.
The idea of blessing vs. perishing is a common theme throughout the Psalms.
v. 1, 2 - David begins this Psalm of praise for God's forgiveness by noting the blessing that comes from God's forgiveness.
The idea of blessing vs. perishing is a common theme throughout the Psalms.
The word we translate "blessed" is 'ashre and it means happiness.
But it does not mean happiness in the trite, emotionally way we tend to think of happiness.
Happiness is more than that, and if we're honest, even when we say, "I'm happy" we mean more than just, "That makes my insides feel good".
The word 'ashre means well-being in every area of life.
In he calls those blessed who
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Here, David is reacting to the forgiveness of the Lord.
Blessed because his Sin Was Forgiven
Notice first, that David is blessed because he was forgiven by God.
He notes the depth of the blessing.
Notice what he says:
The Transgression was Forgiven
First David notes the importance of forgiveness.
David had committed egregious sin.
What he needed was forgiveness.
The Sin was Covered
But there is a deeper level here.
Not only was his transgression hidden, but also his sin was covered.
The Debt was Paid
When we sin, we incur a debt to God.
A wage is what we rightfully deserve.
But for those who confess, God “counts” no iniquity.
Blessed because of Honest Repentance (v.
3-5)
Unconfessed Sin and Half Repentance leads to spiritual death
As David struggled with his sin, and refused to repent we see the results: He couldn’t sleep, he couldn’t eat.
He felt distant from God and weak.
True Repentance
So what is real repentance.
I have a confession to make.
I don’t like Lifeway’s ABC’s of salvation.
The reason is that I think it gives a wrong idea of our obligation and oversimplifies it.
A - admit to God you’re a sinner.
Great.
B - believe that Jesus Christ is God’s son - Awesome
C - commit your life to the Lord - fantastic!
But inadequate.
Because it says nothing about repentance.
Repentance takes 5 things according to James MacDonald and I think we find these in David’s confession.
1) Grief over sin.
Verse 9
David truly felt grief over his sin.
We see this in v. 3
2) Repulsion over sin.
Verse 11
We also see his repulsion over his sin.
3) Restitution.
We see David moving back to God in v. 5.
4) Revival Toward God.
v. 6-7
5) Moving forward.
V. 8-11
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