Psalms 51:1

Psalms 51:1. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness

He used to talk about being God’s servant; but he says nothing about that now. He used to speak of God’s great love to him; but he cannot realize that now. Yet he appeals to God for mercy: "Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness."

Psalms 51:1. According unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

"There they are, they stare me in the face; nobody but thyself can blot them out; do it, Lord, for thy sweet mercy’s sake. Blot them out of existence, and out of memory; and when thou hast blotted them from thy book of remembrance, then blot them from me, too."