For I was born a sinner— yes, from the moment my mother conceived me. But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there. Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me— now let me rejoice. Don't keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt. Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. Do not banish me from your presence, and don't take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. Then I will teach your ways to rebels, and they will return to you. Forgive me for shedding blood, O God who saves; then I will joyfully sing of your forgiveness. Unseal my lips, O Lord, that my mouth may praise you. You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering. The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God. (Psalms 51:1-17 NLT)
Have you ever felt the burden of the weight that sin carries with it? It's pretty clear that David felt this way as well. But this psalm is not about the weight of sin, or the hole that it puts you in. No, this psalm is about a powerful God that can cleanse us so our sin is no more. Sure, David realizes that he has done things that make him deserve such things as having the Holy Spirit removed from him, but he also realizes that God doesn't want him to beat himself up over and over again. God wants a changed heart. God doesn't desire a sacrifice, he desires a broken spirit and a humble heart. Repentance is about the changing of the heart, not about an action of tradition. God desires our hearts to long after Him.
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