Psalms 51:14

Psalms 51:14. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

I like that confession and that prayer of David. He does not mince matters, for he had guiltily caused the blood of Uriah to be shed, and here he owns it, with great shame, but with equal honesty and truthfulness. As long as you and I call our sin by pretty names, they will not be forgiven. The Lord knows exactly what your sin is, therefore do not try to use polite terms about it. Tell him what it is, that he may know that you know what it is. " Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation." "But surely," says someone, "there is nobody here who needs to pray that prayer." Well, there is one in the pulpit, at least, who often feels that he has need to pray it; for what will happen if I preach not the gospel or if I preach it not with all my heart? It may be that the blood of soul shall be required at my hands. And my brothers and sisters, if anything in your example should lead others into sin, or if the neglect of any opportunities that are presented to you should lead others to continue in their sin till they perish, will not the sin of bloodguiltiness be possible to you? I think you had better each one pray David’s prayer, " Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation." ‘. And then, O Lord if I once get clear of that, ‘my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness."’