ocr: shame, and tinally the hope tor a new beginning that springs trom true repentance. David lived under Old Testament law, which prescribed a harsh ounishment for his crimes: death by stoning. But in a remarkable way this psalm transcends the rigid rormulas of law and reveals the true nature of sin as a proken relationsMp with God. Against you, you only, have I sinned, - David cried out. He could see that no ritual sacritices or religious ceremonies would cause his guilt to vanish; the sacritices God wanted were - C proken spirit, a broken and contrite heart. * Those, David had. In the midst of h ...