Psalms 32:5. I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
Oh, how swift is the divine compassion! Quick upon the heels of confession came that word from Nathan, "The Lord also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die." I can fancy David standing there, with the hot tears in his eyes, never so broken down as when his sin was all forgiven. Before he knew that he was pardoned, he stood tremblingly fearful, brokenhearted before God; but when Nathan had said (I will repeat those gracious words), "The Lord also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die," oh, what gratitude he felt, and what tenderness, and what hatred of sin! Dear hearer, if you are burdened under a sense of sin, go and make confession to God straight away. If you feel very heavy tonight at the recollection of some great and grievous offense, if some scarlet spot is on your hand, and you cannot get rid of it, go and show it to God. With penitential honesty confess the sin, and it shall be forgiven you. "Selah." Now David puts the harp strings right again. They still seem to suffer from the previous strain; and so he says "Selah" once more. "Sursum corda." Lift up the heart; let the whole soul go up to God.
Psalms 32:5. I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
Oh, how swift is the divine compassion! Quick upon the heels of confession came that word from Nathan, "The Lord also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die." I can fancy David standing there, with the hot tears in his eyes, never so broken down as when his sin was all forgiven. Before he knew that he was pardoned, he stood tremblingly fearful, brokenhearted before God; but when Nathan had said (I will repeat those gracious words), "The Lord also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die," oh, what gratitude he felt, and what tenderness, and what hatred of sin! Dear hearer, if you are burdened under a sense of sin, go and make confession to God straight away. If you feel very heavy tonight at the recollection of some great and grievous offense, if some scarlet spot is on your hand, and you cannot get rid of it, go and show it to God. With penitential honesty confess the sin, and it shall be forgiven you. "Selah." Now David puts the harp strings right again. They still seem to suffer from the previous strain; and so he says "Selah" once more. "Sursum corda." Lift up the heart; let the whole soul go up to God.