CAN'T OUTRUN THE FATHERHOOD OF GOD

Trying to ignore God or hide from his Fatherhood is futile. Pointless. We've all tried to go that route at one time or another only to find out that our actions only put us square in the middle of his holy radar. We can't run, we can't hide, we can't reason or rationalize our way past his unfailing love. All we can finally do is give in to his truth and seek his forgiveness for our foolishness.
David tried that same dead end street - for most of a year. I really don't think he did much singing or praying or writing of worship songs after his sin with Bathsheba and against her brave husband. God waited and waited for David to come to his senses and own up to his sin, but David was on the run. It was only after God confronted him in the person of Nathan the prophet that David gave in to the sadness his sin had created in his spirit. At some point between his visit from Nathan and the conception and birth of Solomon David once again picked up his pen to open his heart to what he had known for a long time was going to happen anyway.
This whole story is played out at 2 Samuel 12 for all of us, men and women, to learn something about our Father. I believe David may have penned Psalm 51 during his 6 days of fasting and praying while his son's life hung in the balance. But it could have been later. If you haven't read that story in a while, take ten minutes to do so and get the point that what God did was save David from himself.
If sin is allowed to fester in the soul long enough, it always poisons our entire spirit and causes us to ignore what we know is the truth. Eventually the heart assumes a "what's-the-use" posture based on the demonic conclusion that there is nothing good in me anyway so why even try!? But our Father will not accept that very wrong assumption from any of us.
"My sin is always before me" is David's confession to God that he had always understood the seriousness of what he had done. He pleads with God to give him his joy back and cleanse him of his sin. This prayer at Psalm 51 has been uttered by God's people for centuries because we too have tried to run and hide from Yahweh in our own way. Our Father just won't ever give up on any of us who will turn back to him and pray David's emotional prayer.
I have also learned to appreciate Psalm 32, which seems to be David's song of thanksgiving after his joy had been restored. Our Father is always seeking to correct our thinking and behavior. His Holy Spirit will always convict and encourage. HALLELUJAH!