THE PRAYER OF THE CONTRITE HEART
Psalms 51:1
This psalm is a ladder which climbs from the horrible pit, with its
miry clay, into the heights of sunny joy, where the song breaks from
the forgiven penitent. Here is the cry of the lost sheep which has
been torn by briers, harried by wild dogs, drench... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SACRIFICES GOD ACCEPTS
Psalms 51:11
It is not enough to be forgiven; the true penitent longs to be kept
from breaking out into the old sins. He desires a _clean_ heart that
abhors the least taint of sin; a _right_ or _steadfast_ (r.v., margin)
spirit, influenced by God's _holy_ Spirit, and the... [ Continue Reading ]