Psalm 69:5-12 “God, you know my foolishness. My sins aren’t hidden from you. Don’t let those who wait for you be shamed through me, Lord GOD of Armies. Don’t let those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, God of Israel. Because for your sake, I have borne reproach. Shame has covered my face. I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother’s children. For the zeal of your house consumes me. The reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me. When I wept and I fasted, that was to my reproach. When I made sackcloth my clothing, I became a byword to them. Those who sit in the gate talk about me. I am the song of the drunkards.”

David bemoans his own sin. David bemoans the reproach he’s brought upon God. David bemoans the fact that his own faithfulness and repentance become something that others use to mock and humiliate him.

The lesson? Embrace repentance. Zealously return to God, even though others might not understand it. They may even make fun of you for it! But God is the only one we should want to impress. If we’ve rebelled against Him, we need to return.

For additional worship: Holiness (Take My Life)