Psalms 51: 2 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
Persons can say whatsoever the want about David, but one thing you have to give him is that he would always acknowledge his sin when he did wrong. He did it when he sinned with Bathsheba, and he did it when he sinned by numbering the people and it was because of this, why in so many instances, he was spared the full consequence of his wrong actions. Like David, you and I we have our issues and sins to confront.
Here we are struggling by the grace of God to live in an increasingly difficult and dangerous world, and yes, like David we also may make grave mistakes at times. The problem is not so much with the committed sin, even though much prefers that we do not err in the first place, the problem is what we do with and how we apply the remedies. If we have run into difficulty as a nation or individually, like David, it will be very important for us to acknowledge where we have gone wrong.
This is what the king of Nineveh did, when he and his people were facing an existential threat. In that episode, the king, and people alike, acknowledged their sin, they repented, and they prayed. But most importantly, they turned from their wicked ways, which is a critically important aspect of prayer for deliverance, and the rest is history, because the stated results followed like clockwork.
2nd Samuel 24: 10 And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O Lord, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!