A local priest decided to test her and told her that next time she had such a ‘conference’ to ask Him what sin her priest had committed while he was in seminary. Some time later he saw the woman and asked, ‘Did you speak with Him?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘What did He say?’ ‘He said, “I don’t remember.” ’ The amnesia of divine forgiveness is more than we can take in. These are David’s petitions—for deliverance, for understanding, for pardon. Secondly, David’s prayer focuses primarily on provisions (vv. 8–14). Here
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