Today’s Word
The Big Umbrella
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit. Psalm 51:12 NASB Restore – Life is about direction, not destination. Of course, motivational speakers, generals and politicians, men and women of influence may attempt to teach you that what you need are goals. They will point to past successes…
Egyptian Allusion
Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Psalm 51:11 NASB Cast me away – What does it mean to say that you have been cast away? Is it like the Tom Hanks’ movie? Shipwrecked? Deserted? Or is there perhaps a biblical connection to a much…
What God Knows
Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities. Psalm 51:9 NASB Hide – What does God know about you? Everything. That means He knows all your faults, all your sins, all your rebellious acts. Since God knows all these, do you think it possible for Him to stop knowing them? Can…
The Daily Grind
Make me to hear joy and gladness, let the bones which You have broken rejoice. Psalm 51:8 NASB You have broken – Broken bones and a broken heart. David eventually connects the two (as we will see in verse 17), but he starts with the impact of sin before he can reach the reconciliation of…
Passed Over
Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Psalm 51:7 NASB Purify me – The key to correctly translating this word is hyssop. If we understand the history of hyssop, then we can comprehend David’s request. Otherwise we are left with a very odd verb,…
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