Repentance is more than just confessing or making the statement, or saying the words “I have sinned against the Lord”! And, without the preservation and insertion of Psalm 51 into 2 Samuel 12:13, one may think that all one has to do to have their sins forgiven is to confess their sin to the Lord—and all is well. However, Psalm 51 is the outpouring of David’s mind and heart, and is an example of the true, deep, godly repentance that God is looking for from each of us when we sin.