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Psalm 51 General Notes
Type of psalm
Psalm 51 is a psalm of repentance from sin. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/repent and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin)
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Repentance
The psalmist is truly sorry for having sinned. He repented and God forgave his sins. God wants true sorrow for having sinned, not sacrifices. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/true and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/forgive)
Author of Psalm
Scholars are divided over whether this psalm was authored by King David as is mentioned by the superscription. If nothing else, we can assume the last two verses were added later since Jerusalem is intact with well-built walls during King David's reign.