KATHISMA 7
| Psalm 50 | |
| 1 Finally, a psalm to David, always bring Nathan the prophet to him, | 1 For execution. Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, |
| 2 Whenever he went to Bathsheba, Uri’s wife, | 2 after he went in to Bathsheba, Uriah's wife. |
| 3 Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your compassions, cleanse my iniquity. | 3 Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your compassions blot out my iniquities. |
| 4 Above all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. | 4 Wash me often from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin, |
| 5 For I know my iniquity, and bear away my sin before me. | 5 For I acknowledge my iniquities, and my sin is always before me. |
| 6 I have sinned against You alone, and I have done evil before You, so that You may be justified in Your words and overcome, and never judge You. | 6 You, You alone, have I sinned and done evil in Your sight, so that You are righteous in Your judgment and pure in Your judgment. |
| 7 Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. |
7 Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother bore me in sin. |
| 8 For thou hast loved the truth, thou hast revealed to me thy unknown and secret wisdom. |
8 Behold, You have loved the truth in your heart and have shown me [Your] wisdom within me. |
| 9 Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. |
9 Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. |
| 10 Give joy and gladness to my hearing; humble bones will rejoice. |
10 Let me hear joy and gladness, and the bones broken by You will rejoice. |
| 11 Turn away Your face from my sins, and cleanse all my iniquities. |
11 Turn away Your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquities. |
| 12 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. |
12 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. |
| 13 Do not turn me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. |
13 Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. |
| 14 Give me the joy of Your salvation, and strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit. |
14 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the sovereign Spirit. |
| 15 I will teach the wicked your way, and wickedness will turn to you. |
15 I will teach the wicked your ways, and the wicked will turn to you. |
| 16 Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation; my tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. |
16 Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation, and my tongue will praise Your righteousness. |
| 17 O Lord, my lips are opened, and my mouth declares Your praise. |
17 Lord! Open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise: |
| 18 For even if you had desired sacrifices, you would have given burnt offerings without being pleased. |
18 For You do not desire sacrifice, I would give it; You do not favor burnt offerings. |
| 19 The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a contrite and humble heart, God will not despise. |
19 The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; You will not despise a contrite and humble heart, O God. |
| 20 Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. | 20 Do good, [Lord], according to Your good pleasure, Zion; build up the walls of Jerusalem: |
| 21 Then you will be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, the wave offering, and the burnt offering: then they will lay the bull on your altar. | 21 Then the sacrifices of righteousness, the wave offerings, and the burnt offerings will be acceptable to You; Then they will place bullocks on Your altar. |
Glory:
HOW PSALM 51 WAS WRITTEN AND WHAT IT MEANS
Psalm 50 is a very famous prayer of repentance. It was compiled by the prophet David, the creator of the psalms, after the prophet Nathan came to him and convicted him of a terrible sin - that because of his attraction to a woman he sent a man to certain death.
The events that preceded the writing of this psalm are described in the 2nd book of Kings (chapters 11 and 12).
One day David saw a beautiful woman named Bathsheba and desired her as his wife. But at that time she was married to a man named Uriah, he was in the army of David that was fighting at that time. In the upcoming battle with the Ammonites, by order of David, Uriah was placed in the most dangerous place, where he was killed. Only David and the military commander to whom he gave such an order knew about this.
After the death of Uriah, David married Bathsheba; this marriage did not seem strange to anyone; soon the king himself forgot about his sin.
A year later, their son was born, and then the prophet Nathan appeared to David from God and in a conversation told a parable:
In one city there lived a rich man who had large flocks and a poor man who had only one sheep, which he loved and even fed from his own hands. One day a guest came to the rich man and he decided to treat him, but he did not want to stab his sheep and forcibly took the sheep from the poor man and treated his guest. After this story, Nathan asked:
“What judgment will you pronounce, O king, on this cruel rich man?”
In response, David said that of course death, and the poor man should be rewarded.
After these words, the prophet Nathan said that David pronounced this judgment for himself and conveyed to him what the Lord God said:
I made you king over Israel, delivered you from the hands of Saul, and gave his whole house and all his kingdom into your power. And if there was anything else you lacked, I would have given you everything according to your desire. What did you do? Despite all these good deeds of Mine, you despised the word of God, trampled His Law and committed the greatest crime: you killed Uriah the Hittite in order to take possession of his wife. Here is your punishment for this: your son by Bathsheba will die
The prophet's reproof awakened David from his sin; he realized his wrongdoing and desperately repented of it. We now know this repentance and prayer from God for mercy as the penitential psalm, which all Christians still pray daily.
EXPLANATION AND BRIEF INTERPRETATION OF PSALM 50
Ps.50:3 Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your compassions, cleanse my iniquity.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy and according to the multitude of Your mercies, blot out my iniquity
David, after being exposed by Nathan, realized with horror his sin and he begins his first words of repentance with a plea for mercy. From the Lord, David received the gift of prophecy and many other mercies; he, as a righteous man and the chosen one of God, is all the more aware of his guilt before God.
Ps.50:4-5 Above all, wash me from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin: for I know my iniquity, and I will take away my sin before me.
completely wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my iniquity, and my sin is always before me
Most importantly it means here: “many times, many times.” Omyy means: “wash away, wash away.”
David asks God to wash away from him the dirt that has blackened his soul. The sinner already knows from Nathan that the Lord had mercy and forgiven him, but this is not enough for him - he begs the All-Merciful God to wash away all the filth from himself. And not just once, but especially (many times) he would have washed him from iniquity and thus completely cleansed him from the sin of adultery and murder.
Therefore, I pray to You, Almighty God, to wash me with Your grace: instead of water You have all-purifying grace, instead of blood from the sacrifice of offerings with which we cleanse our houses, You have the all-cleansing blood of Your Son, in whom I wait, in whom I believe, whose blood will wash away the sins of the whole world, You also have the Holy Spirit, the all-purifying One, You Yourself, in Your omnipotence, can cleanse me from my sin, therefore with bitter tears I pray to You: have mercy on me!
Because I know my crimes, and my sin never ceases ( I'll take it out) before me: that is why, O God, I pray to You.
I always remember my sin, I see my lawless act with Bathsheba, in front of my gases all the time it is as if unfortunate Urius is standing, pierced by an arrow, I see how he cries out for revenge on me.
Ps.50:6 You alone have I sinned and done evil before You: so that You may be justified in Your words and overcome, so that You may never judge.
I have sinned against You, the One, and done evil before You, so that you may be justified in Your words and win if they enter into court with You.
In his confession, David admits that he understands against whom he committed this sin, saying: It was against You alone, Lord, that I sinned and committed this evil against You.
Every sinner, when he takes away from someone, for example, property, his honor, work or health, sins not only against this neighbor, but also against God and against himself. With these deeds he defiles his soul and body with envy, anger, fornication, malice and other vices.
So David, having sinned against the Lord, sinned against Uriah, his wife and against himself, desecrating his soul.
There was no human judgment over David, who was a king; no one on earth could demand justification from him, no one except the Judge alone. Therefore David says:
I sinned before You alone, and before Your eyes I did a great evil, which no one in the world except You can correct; but You are righteous in Your word (you are justified in all Your words) and pure in Your judgment. You have already pronounced judgment on me through Nathan the prophet. I deserve this punishment and I deserve even more punishment, so I see justice, truth in your words.
You win, you will never judge, i.e. when You pronounce Your judgment on me.
Ps.50:7-8 Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. Behold, Thou hast loved the truth, Thou hast revealed to me Thy unknown and secret wisdom.
For behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. For behold, You have loved the truth; You have revealed to me the hidden and secret things of Your wisdom.
Confessing, David continues that he was conceived in his mother’s womb with iniquities, he was born in sin, i.e. from the very beginning of his life he was a sinner.
He says: You are just and Your judgment is just, because You love the truth, but I have been a sinner since birth. I beg you for mercy and do not justify myself before you, but you yourself revealed to me the secret of original sin, destined for redemption by the blood of the Only Begotten Son of God. Why did you reveal it to me? Because You loved the truth, the unknown (not known to anyone) and You showed me the secret wisdom of Yours.
In his last words, David says that, as a prophet, the eternal Divine secrets, hidden for ordinary people, were revealed to him (Rom. 14:24; Eph. 3:9).
Ps.50:9-10 Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Give joy and gladness to my hearing; humble bones will rejoice.
You will sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; Wash me, and I will become whiter than snow; You will let me hear joy and gladness, and my weakened bones will rejoice.
Hyssop is a spicy fragrant plant that grows in the mountains and on old walls. It served as a symbol of cleansing; because of its cleansing properties, it was used for sprinkling the blood of the Passover lamb (Ex. 12:22), for cleansing lepers (Lev. 14: 4, 6, 52), in the preparation of water of cleansing, specially sanctified, and for sprinkling with this water (Num. 19:6, 9, 18).
In the Old Testament rite of purification, the priest used the sprinkling of hyssop to cleanse someone who was considered unclean. In addition to this ritual, David also speaks about washing: wash me; and I will be whiter than snow, i.e. Wash me so that I am cleaner, whiter than snow.
After his prayers, David would like to know that he is truly forgiven, that his sin is cleansed and his conscience would be calm: I know, as the prophet David says, that You, my God, can cleanse and wash away my sin, but how will I know about this? I can only know this when my soul feels inexplicable joy. Let me hear and feel this joy: give joy and joy to my hearing, i.e. rejoice and rejoice me with the news that You have cleansed my sin, and then even my very bones, now depressed (humble) by sin, will rejoice: the humble bones will rejoice.
Ps.50:11 Turn away Your face from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities.
Turn Your face away from my sins and blot out all my iniquities
The sins of David’s vice are disgusting to God and therefore he begs the Lord not to look at them: turn Your face away from my sins, so that You never see them, and cleanse all my iniquities, blot them out from Your eternal memory as if they had never existed at all. it was so that neither I nor anyone else could remember them.
Ps.50:12 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew the Right Spirit within me.
As long as the heart is blackened by sins, life will be difficult, and all efforts to correct it will be in vain, only minor changes are possible. Without God's help it is impossible to heal a sick soul and glue a heart broken by sins to pristine purity.
And therefore, David prays not for renewal of the heart, but for the granting of purity of heart and the revival in his soul (in the womb) of the spirit of righteousness that he had before - he prays that the Lord will make a complete and complete correction of the abilities of his soul damaged by sin, mind, will and heart.
Ps.50:13-14 Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Reward me with the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit.
Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Sovereign Spirit.
David's predecessor on the throne, King Saul, was rejected by God and deprived of His support. And David understands that by his act he himself is worthy of the same sad fate, his sin can also entail this rejection, so the prophet begs: Lord my God! Do not reject me, do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me, as you took It from others who angered You with their iniquities. Do not reject me and do not take away the Holy Spirit, without which man is dead.
The Lord, through the Holy Spirit, always helped David in all his affairs, without this help David is nothing and he clearly knows this.
If You, Lord, return to me this Spirit, which left me from the moment of my iniquity, then at the same time you will return to me the joy of my salvation, I ask - confirm this Spirit in me, so that, as before, it would guide me, my heart , by will and word, would reign in my soul.
The most important reward now for David is continued communication with the Holy Spirit.
Ps.50:15 I will teach the wicked your way, and the wicked will turn to you.
I will teach the wicked Your ways, and the wicked will turn to You
With his sin, David set a bad example for his subjects; he understood that everyone already knew about this offense and only by his example of a righteous life could he change their sinful way of thinking about themselves.
He, as it were, takes sinners on bail before God and asks them to have mercy not only on himself, but also on them for their sinful thoughts. After all, they were tempted by the example of David, and he himself asks for mercy on them and undertakes to help return sinners to the path of righteousness:
I will teach the wicked Your way, and the wicked (sinners) will turn to You. Those. when You, after cleansing me from sin, give me again the opportunity to live on the righteous path, then I myself will teach all sinners like me and show the righteous path. And then these wicked ones will follow my example and also turn to You with repentance.
Ps.50:16-17 Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation: my tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation; my tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, You will open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
And again David remembers his sin, and again prays for forgiveness of the sin of the innocently shed blood of Uriah. Anyone who knows about this can point David to this blood; he definitely needs to free himself from the heavy burden:
Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation, i.e. God, my Savior, wash away this crime (bloodshed) from me, and then: my tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness, i.e. my tongue will express the joy of Your justification of me in this grave crime.
After all, without God’s justification, David will not be able to praise the Lord: praise from the lips of a sinner is an insult to God, and therefore I do not dare to exalt You until you free my tongue by freeing me from blood (sin). Then open my lips, and my lips will joyfully proclaim Your praise.
Ps.50:18-19 For even if you had desired sacrifices, you would have given them; burnt offerings do not please you. The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit: a contrite and humble heart God will not despise.
For if You had desired sacrifice, I would have given it; you will not be pleased with burnt offerings. A sacrifice to God is a contrite spirit; God will not despise a contrite and humble heart
In the Old Testament Church, sacrifices of “clean” animals were accepted - bulls, cows, sheep, etc. The animal was brought to the altar of the temple, and the priests, with the help of the Levites, slaughtered the animal and shed the blood near the altar and on the floor in front of the sanctuary. Then the victim was burned in the fire. If the sacrifice was a cleansing one, the carcass was burned completely, this was called a burnt offering. And if some parts were burned, for example the heart or liver, then this was called a thanksgiving sacrifice, and some parts of the animal were given to the priest.
This is what David says: If You, Lord, were pleased and needed sacrifices (as if You would have desired sacrifices), I would have brought them to You (I would have given them), but You do not want them (You do not favor burnt offerings). After all, we are talking about sacrifices in the form of animals.
But in fact, God, first of all, needs heartfelt repentance and humility: a sacrifice (pleasing) to God is a broken spirit, i.e. spiritual contrition about the sins committed, because God does not reject only a humble and sincerely contrite person about his sins: God will not despise a contrite and humble heart.
The Prophet David says that only material sacrifices, without the human soul of the one who makes them, are not needed by God. Nothing has changed today, even the largest and most expensive candle, lit without true love and faith, will not bring any benefit.
Ps.50:20-21 Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then you will be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, the wave offering and the burnt offering: then they will lay the bullock on Your altar.
Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be erected; then You will graciously accept the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and burnt offerings, then they will lay bulls on Your altar.
Please mean: “be kind, do good”; favor means the same thing as mercy. Next, David prays for the holy Mount Zion and for holy Jerusalem. He, as a prophet, knows that someday near this mountain the greatest sacrifice will be made, the Son of God will suffer for our sins, and Jerusalem itself will become the main city from which faith will begin to spread, where the Church will be born.
Blagovolishi - “you will show favor, show attention, or accept with pleasure”; the sacrifice of righteousness means the same as the sacrifice of justification (sacrifice for sin); the offering and the burnt offering are different types of sacrifices (more details in v. 18). The altar in the Old Testament Church was the name given to the altar on which sacrifices were made to God.
When You have blessed Mount Zion with Your mercy, please Zion with Your favor, and when You have provided protection to Jerusalem, then You will be pleased (please the sacrifice of righteousness) sacrifices and burnt offerings offered in the temple; then they will bring not small animals of little value to the altar dedicated to You, but large bulls and bulls (then the bulls will be placed on Your altar), and all these sacrifices, as educational ones, will be pleasing to You for the sake of that great sacrifice for which the Lamb of God, Your Only Begotten Son, will give Himself here, in Jerusalem, for the sins of all of people.
The Church recommends this great prayer of repentance, the strongest of all the psalms, for daily reading. Using King David as an example, as someone who sinned and later repented of his sin, this psalm shows what love for God and for righteousness should be. Even after committing a grave sin, one must not despair; the most important thing in this case is repentance.
Having committed a grave sin and being punished by God for it, David deeply humbled himself and through this humility returned the love of God to himself. The fallen but risen David became more dear to God, became even more attached to Him with faith and love, having learned from experience that without the protection and protection of God, even the greatest righteous man can fall deeply. We are sinful people, and every great sin we have committed leads us rather to despair than to repentance. He who rarely sins deeply and quickly repents, and a person mired in sins, over time, as his sins increase, becomes more insensitive, unrepentant, and desperate. We see the first in the face of David. As soon as the prophet convicted him of a crime, David immediately surrendered to the deepest, bitter, extreme repentance. We see the second in general in public. How many people sin, how many they commit the most terrible crimes, but they try to hide their vices in their souls, they are not ashamed of their ugliness, they do not consider it necessary to repent, to repent sincerely and sincerely. We seriously offend God and grieve Him, but we consider words alone, a temporary visit to church, a cold and insensitive confession of sins sufficient for repentance. But for others, this type of repentance does not exist. Even death itself does not frighten us, it will not force us to bring true repentance - the kind of repentance that David brought.
Let us use the example of David, the image of his repentance, so that we too may receive forgiveness for our sins, so that our souls may be white as snow, so that we too may receive the Kingdom of Heaven with all the saints.
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Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, cleanse my iniquity. Above all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my iniquity and bear away my sin before me. I have sinned against You alone, and I have created evil before You, so that You may be justified in Your words and overcome, never judge You. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. Behold, Thou hast loved the truth, Thou hast revealed to me Thy unknown and secret wisdom. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Give joy and gladness to my hearing; humble bones will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins, and cleanse all my iniquities. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit away from me. Reward me with the joy of Your salvation, and strengthen me with the Master’s Spirit. I will teach the wicked Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation; my tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise. As if you had wanted sacrifices, you would have given burnt offerings, but you would not have been pleased. The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a contrite and humble heart, God will not despise. Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then you will be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, the wave offering and the burnt offering, then they will lay the bullock on Your altar.
Everything about religion and faith - “prayer 50 psalm and symbol” with detailed descriptions and photographs.
It would seem that there is nothing in common between Psalm 50 and the Creed, except for the fact that both of these prayers are Orthodox. Psalm 50 was allegedly written by the Jewish king David a thousand years before the birth of Christ and is one of the strongest prayers of repentance. The Symbol of Faith is a joint creation of the Holy Fathers of the First and Second Ecumenical Councils, which appeared as a weapon against heresies.
It is customary to read Psalm 50 when the soul is overwhelmed by confusion, when the weight of committed sins presses with incredible force, and a person cannot find the strength to repent. The Creed consists of 12 members (sentences), each of which contains a dogma or truth that reveals and explains the foundations of Orthodox doctrine.
Creed and Psalm 50 - help in finding a missing item
However, despite all the differences in both the religious and historical essence of the Creed and the 50th Psalm, popular wisdom united them together. Over the centuries, people have noticed that these two prayers, read together, help to find lost things. Who among us has not encountered losses that not only spoiled the mood, but also threatened serious trouble? These include large sums of money, important documents (especially those of others), and expensive jewelry. No less distressing are losses that are not so unprofitable, but also annoying: for example, it is very unpleasant to lose a favorite cross, an inexpensive but memorable gift from your mother, or some other family heirloom. In any of these cases, experienced people advise reading Psalm 50 and the Creed in that order.
Is it possible to read Psalm 50 in Russian?
The question of the admissibility of prayer in any language other than Church Slavonic did not pass over this short prayer rule. Does the Orthodox Church allow reading Psalm 50 in Russian? Without a doubt - yes. The language of prayer must be accessible and understandable to man, and certainly no language barrier can stand between God and man. However, the desire to learn to pray in the language of our ancestors is very commendable. Therefore, I recommend that beginning Christians buy a psalter in Church Slavonic, written in Russian letters, with a parallel translation into Russian. It is enough to show a little persistence - and you will be able to read the fifty psalm, as well as all other Orthodox prayers in the language of our ancient church.
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Read the text of Psalm 50 in Russian
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, blot out my iniquities. Wash me often from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin, for I am aware of my iniquities, and my sin is always before me. You, You alone, have I sinned and done evil in Your sight, so that You are righteous in Your judgment and pure in Your judgment. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sin. Behold, You loved the truth in my heart and showed me Your wisdom within me. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness, and the bones broken by You will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation and strengthen me with the sovereign Spirit. I will teach the wicked Your ways, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation, and my tongue will praise Your righteousness. God! Open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise: for You do not desire sacrifice, I would give it; You do not favor burnt offerings. A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; You will not despise a contrite and humble heart, O God. Bless Zion, O Lord, according to Your good pleasure; build up the walls of Jerusalem: then the sacrifices of righteousness, the heap and the burnt offering will be acceptable to You; Then they will place bullocks on Your altar.
Read the text of Psalm 50 to the choir director. Psalm of David, when the prophet Nathan came to him, after David entered Bathsheba, in Church Slavonic.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your great mercy, and according to the multitude of your mercies, cleanse my iniquity. Above all, wash me from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and I will bear my sin before me. You alone have sinned and done evil before you; so that you may be justified in all your words and be victorious, never judge you. Behold, I was conceived in sins, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. Behold, you loved the truth, you showed me your unknown and secret wisdom. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Give my hearing joy and joy; The humble bones will rejoice. Turn your face away from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from your presence and do not take your holy spirit away from me. Reward me with the joy of your salvation and strengthen me with this joy. I will teach the wicked your way, and the wicked will turn to you. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation; my tongue will rejoice in your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare your praise. As if you had wanted this sacrifice, you would have given it; You do not favor burnt offerings. The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; God will not despise a broken and humble heart. Bless Zion, O Lord, with your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built; then be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; Then they will lay the bullocks on your altar.
How to find a lost item
Just recently I received a book as a gift from a very good friend of my daughter. Archimandrite Tikhon "Unholy Saints".
A huge thank you to the beautiful and wise Vasilisa.
The book captivated me from the very first pages. I’ll say right away that before I had never read, as the writer Alexander Andreevich Prokhanov said in his reviews of this book, “monastic prose.”
I won’t write down my thoughts that appeared during and after reading, my state of mind, but I will say one thing - the book is amazing.
“The rule is very simple: read the 50th Psalm of King David and the Creed – and the thing will be found.”- quote from the book.
It turns out, and I didn’t even know, that Psalm 50 is the most used psalm.
And the Creed is a frequently used morning prayer.
I believe in one God the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only begotten, who was born of the Father before all ages,
Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father,
That's all it was. For our sake, man and our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnated by the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became human. She was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried.
And he rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father.
And again the coming one will be judged with glory by the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-Giving One, who proceeds from the Father,
Let us worship and glorify those who spoke with the Father and the Son. Into one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
I hope for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the next century.
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and you firmly believe in it. Any prayer must come from the heart. Here I completely agree.
Psalm 50
In the end, a psalm to David, when the prophet Nathan came to him, when he went to Bathsheba, Uri's wife
For execution. Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had entered Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah.
1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your compassions, cleanse my iniquity.
1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy and according to the multitude of Your compassions blot out my iniquity;
2 Above all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
2 Wash me completely from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I know my iniquity, and bear away my sin before me.
3 For I know my iniquity, and my sin is always before me.
4 I have sinned against You alone, and have done evil before You, so that You may be justified in Your words and overcome, and never judge You.
4 You, the One, I have sinned and done evil before You, so that you may be justified in Your words and overcome if they enter into judgment with You.
5 Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sins.
5 For behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and my mother bore me in sins.
6 For Thou hast loved the truth, Thou hast revealed to me Thy unknown and secret wisdom.
6 For behold, You have loved the truth; You have revealed to me the hidden and secret things of Your wisdom.
7 Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
7 You will sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; Wash me and I will become whiter than snow,
8 Give joy and gladness to my hearing; humble bones will rejoice.
8 If you let me hear joy and gladness, my humble bones will rejoice.
9 Turn away Your face from my sins, and cleanse all my iniquities.
9 Turn away Your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.
10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a Right Spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
11 Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Give me the joy of Your salvation, and strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Sovereign Spirit.
13 I will teach the wicked your way, and the wicked will turn to you.
13 I will teach the wicked your ways, and the wicked will turn to you.
14 Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation; my tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness.
14 Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation; my tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness.
15 O Lord, you have opened my mouth, and my mouth will declare your praise.
15 Lord, You will open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
16 For even if you had desired sacrifices, you would have given burnt offerings without being pleased.
16 For if You had desired sacrifice, I would have given it; you will not be pleased with burnt offerings.
17 A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a contrite and humble heart, God will not despise.
17 A sacrifice to God is a contrite spirit; God will not despise a contrite and humble heart.
18 Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built.
18 Bless Zion, O Lord, in Thy favor, and let the walls of Jerusalem be built,
19 Then you will be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, the wave offering and the burnt offering: then they will lay the bullock on Your altar.
19 Then you will accept graciously the sacrifice of righteousness, the wave offering, and the burnt offering; then they will offer the bullocks on your altar.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, cleanse my iniquity. Above all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my iniquity and bear away my sin before me. I have sinned against You alone, and I have created evil before You, so that You may be justified in Your words and overcome, never judge You. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. Behold, Thou hast loved the truth, Thou hast revealed to me Thy unknown and secret wisdom. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Give joy and gladness to my hearing; humble bones will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins, and cleanse all my iniquities. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit away from me. Reward me with the joy of Your salvation, and strengthen me with the Master’s Spirit. I will teach the wicked Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation; my tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise. As if you had wanted sacrifices, you would have given burnt offerings, but you would not have been pleased. The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit, a contrite and humble heart, God will not despise. Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then you will be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, the wave offering and the burnt offering, then they will lay the bullock on Your altar.
How often it happens that we lose different things and cannot find them. What should we do then, because we really want everything to be found. .
In the wonderful book “Unholy Saints”, Archimandrite Tikhon mentions a prayer rule for a lost thing - you need to read Psalm 50 and the Creed
Prayer rule for a lost item
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, cleanse my iniquity. Above all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and I will take away my sin before me. I have sinned against You alone and have done evil before You, so that You may be justified in Your words and triumph over the judgment of You. Behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. Behold, you have loved the truth; You have revealed to me the unknown and secret wisdom of Yours. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. My hearing brings joy and joy; humble bones will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit away from me. Reward me with the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit. I will teach the wicked Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation; My tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise. As if you had desired sacrifices, you would have given them: you do not favor burnt offerings. The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; God will not despise a broken and humble heart. Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then favor the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; Then they will place the bullock on Your altar.
I believe in one God the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only begotten, who was born of the Father before all ages; Light from Light, true God from true God, born, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father, to Whom all things were.
For our sake, man and our salvation came down from heaven and became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became human.
She was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried.
And he rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures.
And ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father.
And again the coming one will be judged with glory by the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end.
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-Giving One, who proceeds from the Father, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who spoke the prophets.
Into one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the remission of sins.
Prayer 50 psalm and symbol
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(Rising from sleep, before doing anything else, stand reverently, presenting yourself before the All-Seeing God, and, making the sign of the cross, say):
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
(Then wait a little until all your feelings come to silence and your thoughts leave everything earthly, and then say the following prayers, without haste and with heartfelt attention:
Publican's Prayer
God, be merciful to me, a sinner (Bow).
Initial prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Your Most Pure Mother and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.
Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.
Prayer to the Holy Spirit
Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Read three times, with the sign of the cross and a bow from the waist).
Prayer to the Holy Trinity
Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.
Lord, have mercy (Thrice). Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages, amen.
Lord's Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as it is in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Song of the Virgin Mary
Virgin Mary, Rejoice, Blessed Mary, the Lord is with You: blessed are You among women and blessed is the fruit of Your womb, for You have given birth to the Savior of our souls.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, cleanse my iniquity. Above all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and I will take away my sin before me. You alone have I sinned and done evil before You, so that You may be justified in Your words, and triumph over Your judgment. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. Behold, you have loved the truth; You have shown me Your unknown and secret wisdom. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. My hearing brings joy and joy; humble bones will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit away from me. Reward me with the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit. I will teach the wicked Your way, and the evildoers will turn to You. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation; My tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise. As if you had desired sacrifices, you would have given them: you do not favor burnt offerings. The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit: a contrite and humble heart God will not despise. Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then favor the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; Then they will place the bullock on Your altar.
Symbol of faith
I believe in one God, the Father, Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, visible to all and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only begotten, who was born of the Father before all ages; Light from Light, true God from true God, born, uncreated, consubstantial with the Father, by whom all things were. For our sake, man and our salvation came down from heaven and became incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became human. He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and died and was buried. And she rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures. And ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father. And again the coming one will be judged with glory by the living and the dead, His Kingdom will have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Life-Giving One, who proceeds from the Father, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who spoke the prophets. Into one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the remission of sins. I hope for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the next century. Amen.
Troparion to the Cross and prayer for the Fatherland
Save, O Lord, Thy people, and bless Thy inheritance, granting victories against resistance, and preserving Thy residence through Thy Cross.
Prayer for the living
Save, Lord, and have mercy on my spiritual father (name), my parents (names), relatives (names), bosses, mentors, benefactors (their names) and all Orthodox Christians.
Prayer for the departed
Rest, O Lord, the souls of Your departed servants: my parents, relatives, benefactors (their names), and all Orthodox Christians, and forgive them all sins, voluntary and involuntary, and grant them the Kingdom of Heaven.
At the end of every prayer and every deed
It is worthy to eat as truly to bless Thee, Theotokos, Ever-Blessed and Most Immaculate and Mother of our God. We magnify You, the most honorable Cherub and the most Glorious without comparison, the Seraphim, who gave birth to God the Word without corruption.
Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
Living in the help of the Most High, he will settle in the shelter of the Heavenly God. Says the Lord: Thou art my Protector and my Refuge, my God, and I trust in Him. For He will deliver you from the snare of hunters, and from rebellious words, His lashes will overshadow you, and under His wing you hope: His truth will surround you with weapons. Do not be afraid from the fear of the night, from the arrow that flies during the day, from the things that pass in the darkness, from the fallings, and from the demon of the midday. A thousand will fall from your country, and darkness will be at your right hand, but it will not come close to you, otherwise you will look at your eyes, and you will see the reward of sinners. For You, O Lord, are my hope, You have made the Most High your refuge. Evil will not come to you, and wound will not approach your body, as His Angel commanded you, keeping you in all your ways. They will lift you up in their arms, but not when you dash your foot on a stone, step on an asp and a basilisk, and cross a lion and a serpent. For I have trusted in Me, and I will deliver, and I will cover, and because I have known My name. He will call to me, and I will hear him: I am with him in sorrow, I will destroy him, and I will glorify him, I will fill him with long days, and I will show him My salvation.
Prayer to Archangel Michael
Lord, Great God, Beginningless King!
Send, Lord, Your Archangel Michael to the aid of Your servants (name). Protect us, Archangel, from all enemies, visible and invisible.
Destroyer of demons, forbid all enemies fighting me, and make them like sheep, and humble their evil hearts, and crush them like dust in the face of the wind.
Oh, Lord the Great Archangel Michael!
Archangel, six-winged first prince, commander of the Heavenly Forces - Cherubim and Seraphim and all saints.
O Pleasant Michael the Archangel!
Ineffable Guardian, be our great helper in all troubles, sorrows, sorrows, in deserts, at crossroads, on rivers and seas, a quiet refuge.
Oh, Lord the Great Archangel Michael!
Deliver us from all the charms of the evil devil, when you hear us, sinners (name), praying to You, calling on Your Holy Name, hasten to help us and hear our prayer.
O Great Archangel Michael!
Conquer everything that opposes us, by the power of the Honest and Life-giving Heavenly Cross of the Lord, by the prayers of the Most Holy Theotokos, the holy Angels and holy apostles, the holy prophet of God Elijah, the holy great Nicholas, the Archbishop of Myra of Lycia the Wonderworker, St. Andrew the Fool, the holy Great Martyrs Nikita and Eustathius, the Holy Royal Saints passion bearers , venerable father and holy saints and martyrs and all the holy Heavenly Powers.
Oh, Lord the Great Archangel Michael!
Help us, Thy sinful servants (name), deliver us from coward, flood, from fire and sword, from vain death, from all evil and from the flattering enemy, and from the reviled storm, and from the evil one, deliver us, great Michael the Archangel of the Lord, always, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen
Oh, holy Archangel of God Michael!
With Your lightning sword, drive away from me the evil spirit that tempts and torments me.
This ancient prayer is written on the porch of the Chudov Monastery in the Kremlin in the Church of Michael the Archangel.
Even if a person reads this prayer, that day neither the devil nor an evil person will touch him, nor will his heart be tempted by flattery.
If he dies from this life, then hell will not accept his soul!
God's commandments
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. The second is similar to it: Love your neighbor as you love yourself. (Gospel of Matthew, ch. 22, v. 37-39)
Ten Commandments of God:
1. I am the Lord your God. Let there be no blessings for you, except for Men.
2. Thou shalt not make for thyself an idol, or any likeness, such as the tree in heaven, or the tree below on earth, or the tree in the waters under the earth, lest thou worship them, nor serve them.
3. Do not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
4. Remember the Sabbath day, and keep it holy: you shall do six days, and in them you shall do all your work. On the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God.
5. Honor your father and your mother, may you be well, and may you live long on earth.
7. Do not commit adultery.
9. Do not listen to your friend’s false testimony.
10. Do not covet your sincere wife, do not covet your neighbor’s house.
yours, nor his village, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor any of his livestock, nor all the trees of his neighbor. (Book of Exodus, chapter 20, vv. 2,4-5,7,8-10,12-17)
Gospel Beatitudes
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for to them is the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are those who cry, for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
Blesseds of mercy, for there will be mercy.
Blessed are those who are pure in heart, for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for these shall be called sons of God.
Blessed is the expulsion of truth for the sake of them, for those are the Kingdom of Heaven.
Blessed are you when they revile you, and ridicule you, and say all sorts of evil things about you lying to Me for my sake. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is abundant in heaven.
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Interpretation of Psalm 50
Few other psalms in the Book of Psalms can match this in popularity among believers of all ages. Psalm 50 is an example of a prayer of repentance. From the introductory inscription we learn that King David created it under the influence of grave thoughts about the sin of adultery and murder he had committed (2 Samuel 11). Then David broke several commandments from the Decalogue.
Believers see consolation in the fact that if God forgave David his grave sin, then they too can hope for forgiveness of their sins. The poetic language especially vividly conveys all the tension of the decisive moment in the psalm. For David, such a moment was when his sin appeared before him in all its repulsive ugliness. Unable to either “turn away” from him or justify himself in him, the king repented wholeheartedly (2 Samuel 12:13a).
Since the psalm is concerned only with the confession of sin and says nothing about forgiveness (although, judging by the historical narrative, it followed immediately; 2 Samuel 12:13b), it is considered as a profound meditation on the importance of repentance. The sinful believer must receive God's forgiveness if he is to continue his service to the Lord with a pure heart.
The main idea of Psalm 50 is that even the most serious sin can be forgiven by a person who turns to God with a prayer for forgiveness and moral “rehabilitation.” But to do this, we must offer God a “broken spirit” (verse 19), trusting in His compassion and mercy.
Opening Prayer (50:3-4):
Ps. 50:3-4. Turning to God, David trusts in His great mercy and compassion (translated in Russian as “many bounties”). Already the first three words of verse 3, “Have mercy on me, O God,” sound like a complete prayer; they acknowledge that David does not deserve forgiveness, and only by the grace of God (by His mercy) can it be granted.
From the story of King David, we know that he sinned and fell just like any man, but, possessing a sensitive conscience and a keen sense of morality, David always judged himself strictly, suffering from the realization that with his sins he primarily offended God (verse 6 ). Therefore, he had a sincere thirst for cleansing and washing from sin. “Blot it out... wash it many times... cleanse it,” he begs.
Confession of sin (50:5-8):
Ps. 50:5-6. “My sin is always before me,” says David. Perhaps these words meant that almost a whole year passed before David repented of the evil he had committed (recall that the baby born to Bathsheba died a week after David’s repentance; 2 Samuel 12:13-18). Perhaps all this time David was somehow justifying himself, because he realized his “lawlessness” in all its ugliness only after the prophet Nathan directly pointed it out to the king, calling a spade a spade. Only then did David admit that he had sinned and submit to God's will, accepting His just judgment.
Ps. 50:7-8. In verse 7, David figuratively speaks of his initial moral failure as the reason for his sins throughout his life. In the second part of verse 8, David implies the conviction of himself by the prophet Nathan: only thanks to the prophet sent by God, he realized the full abomination of his sin. He says to the Lord: “You... showed me wisdom within me” - that is, you brought to my consciousness what I had done.
David's Prayer (50:9-14):
Ps. 50:9-11. Having repented, the king asks God to forgive him. Again the words of prayer sound: “wash... blot out.” The herb hyssop, or more precisely, the juice of this plant, served as an indispensable component in the ritual of cleansing from sin through blood (Lev. 14:6-7,49-52; Heb. 9:22). David prays to the Lord for moral enlightenment that would make him whiter than snow and fill him with the joy of restoring his relationship with God (verse 10). Compare the figurative expression at the end of verse 10 with the similar expression in Psalm 6:3. “Bones...broken” and “rejoicing” symbolize the emotional state of a person in all its depth.
Ps. 50:12-14. David asks God for inner spiritual renewal, for a new heart. In verse 13, he prays that the Lord would not reject him and take His Holy Spirit from him. Perhaps David remembered how Saul was removed from the kingdom - in the Old Testament writings this was presented precisely as the taking of the Holy Spirit from him.
According to the New Testament teaching (John 14:16; Rom. 8:9), the Holy Spirit, who enters the believer at the moment of salvation (i.e., believing in Jesus Christ), never leaves him. But because of his sin, a Christian can be removed from fellowship with the Lord and serving Him (1 Cor. 9:27).
In verse 14, David asks to be restored to the joy of God's salvation, which he can only experience through the knowledge that God has saved him (in the sense of “purified”, “forgiven”). Confirm me in following paths pleasing to You by Your Holy Spirit.
Promise to glorify God (50:15-19):
David's desires to “teach those who do not know the law of God” and “to proclaim the praises of the Lord” cannot be fulfilled before God forgives him, so indirectly there is also a request for petition here.
Ps. 50:15. “I will teach the wicked your ways,” I will begin to turn the wicked to you. David was determined to tell people how good the Lord is, particularly toward repentant sinners. But before fulfilling his intention, he himself must be asked.
Ps. 50:16-17. “Deliver me from bloodshed” - the murder of Uriah is implied.
Ps. 50:18-19. David recognizes that reconciliation with God requires more than simply offering Him sacrificial animals on the altar (Psalm 39:7). He would give them, as he gave in abundance before. But the sacrifice most pleasing to God is the humility of the repentant, his contrite spirit. It is with this spirit that David comes to God.
In Old Testament times, anyone who sinned like David had to hear the word of God's forgiveness from a priest or prophet. Only after this was the penitent allowed to worship God and offer a peace offering. New Testament believers find this “word of forgiveness” in the Word of God given to us, where it is written for all eternity: it is the blood of Jesus Christ that cleanses us from sin (1 John 1:7). However, a New Testament believer also needs to have a “broken spirit” and with all his might, with God’s help, avoid the temptation of arrogance and self-confidence. He must continually acknowledge to God his need for spiritual renewal and cleansing (1 John 1:9).
Prayer for God's favor (50:20-21):
Ps. 50:20-21. Many believe that these verses are a later addition to Psalm 50 because they do not fit with the theme of that psalm. The implication here is that the walls of Jerusalem have been destroyed and bulls are no longer placed on God's altar. These circumstances were not suitable for David's time. Most likely, verses 20-21 appeared during the Babylonian captivity. Far from their native land, Jews could resort to Psalm 50 as a prayer of repentance, adding to it a request for the restoration of Jerusalem and the temple.
INTERPRETATION OF MORNING PRAYERS
Psalm 50, repentance
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, cleanse my iniquity. Above all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and I will take away my sin before me. To You alone have I sinned and done evil before You; for you may be justified in all of Your words, and you will always triumph over Your judgment. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. Behold, you have loved the truth; You have revealed to me the unknown and secret wisdom of Yours. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. My hearing brings joy and joy; humble bones will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit away from me. Reward me with the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit. I will teach the wicked Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God; the God of my salvation, my tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise. As if you had desired sacrifices, you would have given them: you do not favor burnt offerings. The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; God will not despise a broken and humble heart. Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then favor the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; Then they will place the bullock on Your altar.
Generosity- rich mercies. Most of all- especially. Yako- That's why. Az- I. I'll take it out- Always. Xie- Here. Hyssop- an herb used by the ancient Jews to sprinkle themselves with sacrificial blood. Pace- more. Dasi- give. Create- Do It. Right- righteous, sinless. womb- belly, the inside of a person. Reward- give. Orally- mouth, tongue. Ubo- truly. Burnt offering- a sacrifice of the ancient Jews, in which the entire animal was burned without remains on the altar. Please- give me bliss, make me happy. Zion- a mountain in Judea, in Jerusalem. Altar- altar.
Word psalm means song. This psalm was composed by the prophet David when he repented of his great sin - he killed the pious Uriah the Hittite and took possession of his wife Bathsheba. This psalm is called a repentant psalm because it expresses deep contrition for the sin committed and a fervent prayer for mercy. Therefore, this psalm is often read in church during services. We, who are guilty of many sins, should recite this psalm as often as possible.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, cleanse my iniquity. With these words we ask that the Lord, in His special mercy, forgive our sins.
Translation: Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, cleanse my iniquities. Wash me often from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I am aware of my iniquities, and my sin is always before me. You alone have I sinned and done evil in Your sight, so that You are righteous in Your judgment and pure in Your judgment. Behold, I was conceived in iniquity, and my mother gave birth to me in sin. Behold, You loved the truth in my heart, and You showed me Your wisdom within me. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be clean; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; and the bones broken by You will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and strengthen me with the sovereign Spirit. I will teach the wicked Your ways, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation, and my tongue will praise Your righteousness. God! Open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise. For You do not desire sacrifice, I would give it; You do not favor burnt offerings. A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; You will not despise a contrite and humble heart, O God. Bless Zion, O Lord, according to Your good pleasure; build up the walls of Jerusalem. Then the sacrifices of righteousness, the wave offerings and the burnt offerings will be acceptable to You; Then they will place bullocks on Your altar.
Athonite elders about repentance
The soul is cleansed from the stains of sin by repentance. Elder Anfim often used the following example: “What do those who have dirt on their faces and hands do? They turn on the faucet so that there is plenty of water flowing until they are washed off. Let us imitate them too. Let us open not one, but two taps - our eyes, so that abundant tears of repentance flow from them, which will wash away all the poisons of the vain world that have polluted and stained our damned soul. Only tears of repentance can cleanse the soul.”
Elder Philotheus said: “The sign of true repentance is deep experience, contrition and sorrow of the heart, sighs, prayers, fasting, vigils and tears. Such repentance is genuine and true. Such repentance is beneficial, for it grants forgiveness to the sinner and makes him a friend of God.”
Elder Jacob urged Christians to approach the sacrament of repentance without hesitation. He said: “Don’t hesitate, don’t be shy. Whatever you do, even the greatest sin, the confessor has the power from the Lord Christ himself and the apostles to forgive you, covering you with his stole.”
Elder Amphilochius said to the confessed sinner: “Brother, forget your sins, our Christ crossed them out from the Book of Life.”
