Thematic Bible: Should be accompanied with
Thematic Bible
Confession of sin » Should be accompanied with » Prayer for forgiveness
For the music director; a psalm of David, written when Nathan the prophet confronted him after David's affair with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!
Then I said, "O Lord, intervene for the honor of your name even though our sins speak out against us. Indeed, we have turned away from you many times. We have sinned against you. You have been the object of Israel's hopes. You have saved them when they were in trouble. Why have you become like a resident foreigner in the land? Why have you become like a traveler who only stops in to spend the night? Why should you be like someone who is helpless, like a champion who cannot save anyone? You are indeed with us, and we belong to you. Do not abandon us!"
David felt guilty after he had numbered the army. David said to the Lord, "I have sinned greatly by doing this! Now, O Lord, please remove the guilt of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly."
For the sake of your reputation, O Lord, forgive my sin, because it is great.
Lord, we confess that we have been wicked. We confess that our ancestors have done wrong. We have indeed sinned against you.
Confession of sin » Should be accompanied with » Submission to punishment
You are righteous with regard to all that has happened to us, for you have acted faithfully. It is we who have been in the wrong!
"Everything that has happened to us has come about because of our wicked actions and our great guilt. Even so, our God, you have exercised restraint toward our iniquities and have given us a remnant such as this.
(and I myself will walk in hostility against them and bring them into the land of their enemies), and then their uncircumcised hearts become humbled and they make up for their iniquity,
Confession of sin » Should be accompanied with » Godly sorrow
(Resh) Look, O Lord! I am distressed; my stomach is in knots! My heart is pounding inside me. Yes, I was terribly rebellious! Out in the street the sword bereaves a mother of her children; Inside the house death is present.
Yes, I confess my wrongdoing, and I am concerned about my sins.
Confession of sin » Should be accompanied with » Forsaking sin
The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.
Confession of sin » Should be accompanied with » Self-abasement
You assist those who delight in doing what is right, who observe your commandments. Look, you were angry because we violated them continually. How then can we be saved? We are all like one who is unclean, all our so-called righteous acts are like a menstrual rag in your sight. We all wither like a leaf; our sins carry us away like the wind.
Confession of sin » Should be accompanied with » Restitution
"Tell the Israelites, 'When a man or a woman commits any sin that people commit, thereby breaking faith with the Lord, and that person is found guilty, then he must confess his sin that he has committed and must make full reparation, add one fifth to it, and give it to whomever he wronged.