Whiter Than Snow: Psalm 51:1-9

Psa. 51:0 To the Chief Musician. A Psalm
of David when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to
Bathsheba.

Psa. 51:1  Have mercy upon me, O God,

         According
to Your lovingkindness;

         According
to the multitude of Your tender mercies,

         Blot
out my transgressions.

Psa. 51:2    Wash
me thoroughly from my iniquity,

         And
cleanse me from my sin.

Psa. 51:3    For
I acknowledge my transgressions,

         And
my sin is always before me.

Psa. 51:4    Against
You, You only, have I sinned,

         And
done this evil in Your sight—

         That
You may be found just when You speak,

         And blameless when You judge.

When we sin, it
is critical that we acknowledge our sin is first and foremost against God.

Psa. 51:5    Behold,
I was brought forth in iniquity,

         And
in sin my mother conceived me.

We all have a sin
nature that is a propensity toward waywardness from God.

Psa. 51:6    Behold,
You desire truth in the inward parts,

         And
in the hidden part You will make me
to know wisdom.

Psa. 51:7    Purge
me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;

         Wash
me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

When we confess
and repent of our sin, God will purge our sin, cleanse us, wash us and make us
whiter than snow.

Psa. 51:8    Make
me hear joy and gladness,

         That the bones You have broken may
rejoice.

Psa. 51:9    Hide
Your face from my sins,

         And
blot out all my iniquities.

 He will restore
our joy, heal our lives, no longer see our sin and blot out our iniquities.