Thematic Bible: Penitential


Thematic Bible



And when he was in distress, he besought LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. Verse ConceptsGrace, In OtHumilityHumility, Examples OfPrayer, Offered WithAfflicted Saints, Examples OfSeeking The Favour Of God

because thy heart was tender, and thou humbled thyself before God when thou heard his words against this place, and against the inhabitants of it, and have humbled thyself before me, and have torn thy clothes, and wept before me, I Verse ConceptsHardness Of HeartHumilityRobesHumility, Examples Of

Then the rulers of Israel and the king humbled themselves, and they said, LORD is righteous.

See thou how Ahab humbles himself before me? Because he humbles himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days, but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house. Verse ConceptsHumilityPunishment, DelayedDivine DelaysGod Will Bring HarmHumbling OneselfHumble Yourselfhumbleness

After rising, I will go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in thy sight. Verse ConceptsFaultsConversion, examples ofSin, Nature OfPeople Getting UpWe Have SinnedBeing A Good Father

But the tax collector, having stood from afar, would not even lift his eyes to the sky, but beat upon his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinful man. Verse ConceptsContritionReconciliation, Of The World To GodRepentance, Examples OfRepentance, Nature OfConviction Of SinBeating OneselfBe Merciful!Far From Heredistancebreastspitytaxes

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness. According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. read more.
Against thee, thee only, I have sinned, and done that which is evil in thy sight, that thou may be justified when thou speak, and {may prevail (LXX/NT)} when thou {are criticized (LXX/NT)}. Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me. Behold, thou desire truth in the inward parts, and in the hidden part thou will make me to know wisdom. Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the bones which thou have broken may rejoice. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of thy salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sinners shall be converted to thee. Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation. [And] my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. O LORD, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise. For thou delight not in sacrifice, else I would give it. Thou have no pleasure in burnt-offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, O God, thou will not despise.

But the tax collector, having stood from afar, would not even lift his eyes to the sky, but beat upon his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinful man. Verse ConceptsContritionReconciliation, Of The World To GodRepentance, Examples OfRepentance, Nature OfConviction Of SinBeating OneselfBe Merciful!Far From Heredistancebreastspitytaxes


In those days, and in that time, says LORD, the sons of Israel shall come, they and the sons of Judah together. They shall go on their way weeping, and shall seek LORD their God. Verse ConceptsLast DaysSeeking GodUnity, God's Goal OfWeepingPerspectivereuniting