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God is Sovereign over the nations, and out of the nations He has called a people for Himself, having redeemed them by the blood of the slain Lamb. Because God's redeemed people are exiles in the secular nations in which they live, there is political and spiritual tension. What does Scripture say about how God's redeemed and holy nation is to comport itself while living as exiles in the ungodly nation of the world?
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From the beginning of Psalm 51 through verse 15, David runs the gamut of the Levitical sacrificial system seeking atonement for his sin. By verse 16 he is completely exasperated with the Law's ability to give him any peace. He concludes that it isn't the Levitical sacrifices that God desires, but the sacrifices of righteousness which come from a heart of gratitude and thankfulness for God's mercy.
In seeking the restoration of the joy of his own salvation, David desires the conversion - the restoration - of all transgressors to God through the liberality of God's gracious Spirit.
It is God who has been offended by David's sin; it is David who owes God a debt he cannot pay. And yet he asks for God to restore to him.
What specifically is David asking when he prays, "Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation"? The answer lies in an examination of his final words on his death bed in 2 Samuel 22 and 23.
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