Psalm 51 (LXX psalm 50) is very well-known. Orthodox priests recite it every Divine Liturgy, and in other services. Protestants and Catholics use it at Lent. Jews use it extensively in liturgy and in entirety in preparation for the Day of Atonement. The superscription in front of the psalm ascribes the occasion for the psalm after David was called out by Nathan the prophet over his adultery with Bathsheba, the murder (effectively) of Bathsheba’s husband Uriah, and David’s deceit surrounding the whole sordid event. This is the psalm of the penitent sinner!
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Who was born in sin? David or his infant?
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Psalm 51 (LXX psalm 50) is very well-known. Orthodox priests recite it every Divine Liturgy, and in other services. Protestants and Catholics use it at Lent. Jews use it extensively in liturgy and in entirety in preparation for the Day of Atonement. The superscription in front of the psalm ascribes the occasion for the psalm after David was called out by Nathan the prophet over his adultery with Bathsheba, the murder (effectively) of Bathsheba’s husband Uriah, and David’s deceit surrounding the whole sordid event. This is the psalm of the penitent sinner!