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Psalms 51:13

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Dear friends, there is nothing that helps us to preach so well as a sense that we are sinners, and that God has had mercy upon us. Come up fresh from the washing, dripping with the blood of cleansing, and every drop will seem to plead with sinners that they, too,...

Psalms 51:13

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Pardoned sinners make fine preachers. The man who has never felt the burden of sin is not fit to preach to burdened souls. Oh, but when that burden is taken off our backs, and our hearts, we are ready to leap for joy! Then we cry, — “Now will I tell to sinners...

Psalms 51:13

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. “If thou wilt but teach me, and save me, and cleanse me, then I will tell to others what great things thou hast done for me. I will tell out the story of thy love that others also may prove its power.”

Psalms 51:13

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And sinners shall be converted unto thee. He felt sure that they would be converted, and if anything can be the means of converting sinners, it is the loving faithful testimony of one who has himself tasted that the Lord is gracious. If God has been merciful to you, my brother or my sister, do not hold your tongue about it, but tell to others what...

Psalms 51:13

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Then I will teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Nobody ever teaches the mercy of God so well as he that tastes it. Sinner, do you know what a good God my Lord Jesus is? He has forgiven my innumerable sins, and therefore I love to speak of him, and to speak of him to such as you are, such as I am. “He is able to...

Psalms 51:13

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Do you not see, brothers and sisters, that we must be in a right state of heart if we are to serve God well? We cannot teach transgressors his way, with a confident hope that they will be converted unto him, unless we ourselves possess the joy of God’s salvation,...

Psalms 51:13

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Then will I teach transgressors thy ways: and sinners shall be converted unto thee. And David has been doing that ever since, for this Psalm has been a continual sermon to sinners, teaching them God’s ways in pardoning sin; and many, I doubt not, have been converted unto God by his Spirit through the language of this Psalm. When you and I find...

Psalms 51:14

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. Oh cleanse me from my sin, and I will sing thy praises forever; and I will sing earnestly, too: ‘My tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.’”

Psalms 51:14-15

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall show forth thy praise. David is going to preach, and to sing, too; and he will do it all himself; just now he wants nobody to help him. He is so given up to the service of his Master...

Psalms 51:14

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, — It took David a long time to come to that point, and to call his sin by its right name. He had really been the murderer of Uriah, and he tried to cover his guilt by saying, “The sword devoureth one as well as another.” But now he tells the whole truth: “Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God,”— Psa_51:14....

Psalms 51:14

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, — David had been guilty of the death of Uriah. It is a proof of, his sincerity that he does not mince matters, but calls a spade a spade, and prays, “Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God,” — Psa_51:14. Thou God of my Salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. “I will not only preach,...

Psalms 51:14

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. This was a wonderful prayer, but it was not wonderful that David should get relief when he called his sin by its right name. Another man, in his place, might have said, “I did not kill Uriah. It is true that I had him put where he...

Psalms 51:14

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: He called his sin by its right name. He knew that he had really been the murderer of Uriah, so he confesses his guilt in all its hideousness: “Deliver me from bloods (see marginal reading), O God, thou God of my salvation.” It is remarkable that, when David confesses his sin in the...

Psalms 51:14

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

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...

Psalms 51:14

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. He said that he would, be a preacher; nay, he said that he would be a singer. God’s people feel that they cannot do too much when they get a sense of pardoned sin. They will be both preacher and precentor. They will preach; they...

Psalms 51:14

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. None sing so loudly the praises of redeeming grace as those who have been forgiven great sins. There is no music, outside heaven, that has such a volume of God-glorifying praise in it as the song of the man who loves much because...

Psalms 51:14

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. He puts his finger on the sin. He might have said, and at one time he did say, that he did not kill Uriah the Hittite. Ah, but when he is right with God, he makes no pretences! He does not mince the matter, but he confesses the...

Psalms 51:14

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; His faith is growing. He has humbled himself. It is the way to rise. Weaken thyself before God, and thou shalt grow strong. Empty thyself, and thou shalt be filled; bow low, and he will lift thee up. “Thou God of my salvation.” Psa_51:14. And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy...

Psalms 51:15

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

O Lord, open thou my lips; He felt as if he was going too fast when he promised to speak and to sing, so he prayed: “O Lord, open thou my lips”- Psa_51:15. And my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. When good men have had a fall, they walk very tenderly afterwards. Put them on their legs, and they are very careful how they move. They are afraid to...