Breakthrough in Confession: Psalm 51 with Augustine and Bonhoeffer
Psalm 51: Superscription
Prayer for Cleansing and Pardon
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
Most of us will know the background for this psalm. King David is home in his palace as his army is off fighting one of his wars. From his palace he spots a woman named Bathsheba bathing on her rooftop and he is overcome with desire and lust. He calls for her to be brought to him, and he “goes in to her.” Bible isn’t very shy, is it?
And Bathsheba became pregnant. As it turns out Bathsheba was the wife of one of David’s military…
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