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Psalm 51:8 "Make me hear joy and gladness..."
Day 119 – Psalm 51
“Make me hear joy and gladness…” Psalm 51:8
GREAT JOY FELT
David had experienced great joy in his life. How wonderful life seemed to be when one is filled with joy that came from his happy experiences with God. His prayers were answered. He had been delivered from the hand of his enemies. David wrote a good number of psalms that displayed wonderful joy.
GREAT SADNESS NOW
David knew that the spirit of joy was no longer there. Instead of joy, there was a sense of dread that his sin was still not fully purged and cleansed. Sin had affected him so badly that joy was all but evaporated.
FINDING JOY AGAIN
It would be pathetic and depressing if joy was completely eradicated from life. Joy was a gift from God to brighten life’s pathway. David sought the return of that spirit of joy in prayer.
“Make me hear joy and gladness,
That the bones You have broken may rejoice.”
Psalm 51:8