“Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, Thou God of my salvation; and my tongue shall sing aloud of Thy righteousness.” — Psalm 51:14

In this SOLEMN CONFESSION, it is pleasing to observe that David plainly names his sin. He does not call it manslaughter, nor speak of it as an imprudence by which an unfortunate accident occurred to a worthy man, but he calls it by its true name, bloodguiltiness. He did not actually kill the husband of but it was planned in David’s heart that Uriah should be slain, and he was before the Lord his murderer. Learn in confession be honest with God. Do not give fair names to foul sins; call them what you will, they will smell no sweeter. What God sees them be, that do you to feel them to be; and with all openness of heart acknowledge their real character. Observe, that David was…

evidentlyoppressed with the heinousness of his sin. It is easy to use words, but it isdifficult to feel their meaning. The fifty-first Psalm is the photograph of acontrite spirit. Let us seek after the like brokenness of heart; for howeverexcellent our words may be, if our heart is not conscious of thehell-deservingness of sin, we cannot expect to find forgiveness.

Our text has in it AN EARNEST PRAYER — it is addressed to the Godof salvation. It is His prerogative to forgive; it is His very name and officeto save those who seek His face. Better still, the text calls Him the God ofmy salvation. Yes, blessed be His name, while I am yet going to Himthrough Jesus’ blood, I can rejoice in the God of my salvation.

The psalmist ends with A COMMENDABLE VOW: if God will deliver him he will sing — nay, more, he will “sing aloud.” Who can sing in any other style of such a mercy as this! But note the subject of the song — ”THY RIGHTEOUSNESS.” We must sing of the finished work of a precious Saviour; and he who knows most of forgiving love will sing the loudest.

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