RETROGRADE IMPUTATION

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He said, "The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence. He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me. "The Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me. For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not wickedly departed from my God. And the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight. "You delivered me from strife with my people; you kept me as the head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me. Great salvation he brings to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his offspring forever."
2 Samuel 22:2‭-‬3‭, ‬18‭, ‬20‭-‬22‭, ‬25‭, ‬44‭, ‬51 ESV

¶David can write about how the Lord delivered him and His people from all their fears. But sometimes He didn't. For the Lord's is a severe mercy. Holy war requires a holy people. David's integrity was demonstrated not in his sinlessness, but in his willingness to repent. David sees the connection between his righteousness and God's deliverance, but how can he infer that God has found him righteous? David can only credit the righteousness imputed back to him out of the steadfast love of God toward that one Offspring, the son of David who called Himself Son of Man, Jesus, the Christ.

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