David committed adultery and murder. By law, he should be sentenced to death. In Psalm 51, he begins by asking for mercy:
1-3 Generous in love—God, give grace!
Huge in mercy—wipe out my bad record.
Scrub away my guilt,
soak out my sins in your laundry.
I know how bad I’ve been;
my sins are staring me down.
Maybe I'd say that David should live in a monastery, lamenting his sins all his life, but surprisingly, he asks for joy, in two verses:
8 Let me hear sounds of joy and gladness.
Let the bones that you have broken dance.
12 Restore the joy of your salvation to me,
and provide me with a spirit of willing obedience.
May Jesus be the reason for my joy because in him I became a friend of the Lord.
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