Psa 51:9-11 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. (10) Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. (11) Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
David wrote this psalm with a very real transparency that often seems lacking in the world today.
Acknowledging the brokenness that was in his own life and his desire for God to bring about healing and restoration.
Php 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Psa 19:14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
Was David saying - God I want to please you, so you need to change what you want from me?
No, David was not asking God to change… David was stating HIS need to change.