When King David was very old, he could not keep warm even when they put covers over him.. . . Now Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, " will be king."  So he got chariots and horses ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him. (His father had never rebuked him by asking, "Why do you behave as you do?’’ He was also very handsome and was born next after Absalom.)Adonijah ...  Read More

You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering.The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.Look with favor on Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. Then you will be pleased with sacrifices offered in the right spirit -- with burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings. Then bulls will again b...  Read More

Do not banish me from your presence, and don't take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you.Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves;Then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness.Unseal my lips, O LORD, that my mouth may praise you.     Psalm 51:11-15 As David continu...  Read More

For I was born a sinner -- yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there.Purify me from my sins and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me -- now let me rejoice.Don't keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt.Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a lo...  Read More

Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin.For I recognize my rebellion; it haunts me day and night.Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight.You will be proved right in what you say, and your judgment against me is just.Psalm 51:2-4 (NLT) The pain of hurting someone you truly love can be unbearable. When a truly caring heart is bruised by our callou...  Read More

Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin. Psalm 51:1 (NLT) In a rather unsettling way, David, the "man after God’s own heart" had sinned against God.He had committed adultery and senselessly ordered the husband of the woman to be killed both as a cover-up and to pave t...  Read More