I acknowledgedmy sinto You, And my iniquityI did not hide;I said,"I will confessmy transgressionsto the LORD";And You forgavethe guiltof my sin.Selah.
Then Davidsaidto Nathan,"I have sinnedagainst the LORD."And Nathansaidto David,"The LORDalsohas takenawayyour sin;you shall not die.
Whyhave you despisedthe wordof the LORDby doingevilin His sight?You have struckdownUriahthe Hittitewith the sword,have takenhis wifeto be your wife,and have killedhim with the swordof the sonsof Ammon.
Now David'shearttroubledhim afterhe had numberedthe people.So Davidsaidto the LORD,"I have sinnedgreatlyin whatI have done.But now,O LORD,pleasetakeawaythe iniquityof Your servant,for I have actedveryfoolishly."
Then Davidspoketo the LORDwhen he sawthe angelwho was strikingdownthe people,and said,"Behold,it is I who have sinned,and it is I who have donewrong;but thesesheep,whathave they done?Pleaselet Your handbe against me and against my father'shouse."
and forgiveYour peoplewhohave sinnedagainst You and alltheir transgressionswhichthey have transgressedagainst You, and makethem [objects of] compassionbeforethose who have takenthem captive,that they may havecompassionon them
whateverprayeror supplicationis madeby anymanor by allYour peopleIsrael,eachknowinghis own afflictionand his own pain,and spreadinghis handstowardthishouse,
"Nowtherefore, makeconfessionto the LORDGodof your fathersand doHis will;and separateyourselves from the peoplesof the landand from the foreignwives."
"Have I coveredmy transgressionslike Adam,By hidingmy iniquityin my bosom,
"He will singto menand say,I have sinnedand pervertedwhatis right,And it is not properfor me.
As faras the eastis from the west,So farhas He removedour transgressionsfrom us.
Who pardonsallyour iniquities,Who healsallyour diseases;
Turnto me and be graciousto me, For I am lonelyand afflicted.
Lookupon my afflictionand my trouble,And forgiveallmy sins.
For His angeris but for a moment,His favoris for a lifetime;Weepingmay lastfor the night,But a shoutof joy[comes] in the morning.
For I confessmy iniquity;I am fullof anxietybecauseof my sin.
But my enemiesare vigorous[and] strong,And manyare those who hateme wrongfully.
Behold,You desiretruthin the innermostbeing,And in the hiddenpartYou will make me knowwisdom.
But You, O Lord,are a Godmercifuland gracious,Slowto angerand abundantin lovingkindnessand truth.
For You, Lord,are good,and readyto forgive,And abundantin lovingkindnessto allwho callupon You.
He who concealshis transgressionswill not prosper,But he who confessesand forsakes[them] will findcompassion.
Thisis the wayof an adulterouswoman:She eatsand wipesher mouth,And says,"I have donenowrong."
"It will also cometo passthat beforethey call,I will answer;and while they are stillspeaking,I will hear.
"Howcan you say,'I am not defiled,I have not goneafterthe Baals?Lookat your wayin the valley!Knowwhatyou have done!You are a swiftyoungcamelentanglingher ways,
Yet you said,'I am innocent;SurelyHis angeris turnedawayfrom me.' Behold,I will enterinto judgmentwith you Becauseyou say,'I have not sinned.'
Onlyacknowledgeyour iniquity,That you have transgressedagainst the LORDyour GodAnd have scatteredyour favorsto the strangersundereverygreentree,And you have not obeyedMy voice,'declaresthe LORD.
"Is EphraimMy dearson?Is he a delightfulchild?Indeed,as oftenas I have spokenagainst him, I certainly[still] rememberhim; ThereforeMy heartyearnsfor him; I will surelyhavemercyon him," declaresthe LORD.
"Come,let us returnto the LORD.For He has torn[us], but He will healus; He has wounded[us], but He will bandageus.
So it shall be whenhe becomesguiltyin oneof these,that he shall confessthat in whichhe has sinned.
"Will a manrobGod?Yetyou are robbingMe! But you say,'Howhave we robbedYou?' In tithesand offerings.
And He saidto them, "You are thosewho justifyyourselvesin the sightof men,but Godknowsyour hearts;for that which is highly esteemedamongmenis detestablein the sightof God.
"For thisreasonI sayto you, her sins,which are many,have been forgiven,for she lovedmuch;but he whois forgivenlittle,loveslittle."
Be kindto one another,tender-hearted,forgivingeach other,justas Godin Christalsohas forgivenyou.
Then Joshuasaidto Achan,"My son,I imploreyou, givegloryto the LORD,the Godof Israel,and givepraiseto Him; and tellme nowwhatyou have done.Do not hideit from me."
