David's Repentance and Restoration
Psalm 51:12
Restore to me the joy of your salvation; and uphold me with your free spirit.


In these words we have —

I. AN ACT: "Restore."

II. AN AGENT — God: "Restore Thou."

III. THE PERSON SUING — David: "Unto me."

IV. THE BLESSING SUED FOR — the joy of God's salvation: "Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation." Come, Christian; look upon the tree. In the winter it is stripped of its fruit and leaves, nipped by the frost, covered with snow, so that it seems to be withered and dead, and fit only to be cast into the fire. Say, then; may not faith be where sin and the filth of the flesh hath oppressed it?

(A. Farinden, B. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

WEB: Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.




Christians have Joy and Sorrow Intermingled
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