Following his sin with Bathsheba and his recognition of his guilt, David appealed to God to forgive him. He asked the Lord to “blot out [his] transgressions,” to “wash [him] thoroughly from [his] iniquity and cleanse [him] from [his] sin” (Psalm 51:1-2).
David knew that only God could do this for him. In order to be “whiter than snow,” God would have to …
