Comfort from the Word – Day 28

₂Happy is the one whom the LORD does not accuse of doing wrong

and who is free from all deceit.

₃When I did not confess my sins,

I was worn out from crying all day long.

₄Day and night you punished me, LORD;

my strength was completely drained,

as moisture is dried up by the summer heat.

₅Then I confessed my sins to you;

I did not conceal my wrongdoings.

I decided to confess them to you,

and you forgave all my sins.

₃Because of your anger, I am in great pain;

my whole body is diseased because of my sins.

₄I am drowning in the flood of my sins;

they are a burden too heavy to bear.

₅Because I have been foolish,

my sores stink and rot.

₆I am bowed down, I am crushed;

I mourn all day long.

₇I am burning with fever

and I am near to death.

₈I am worn out and utterly crushed;

my heart is troubled, and I groan with pain.

₉O Lord, you know what I long for;

you hear all my groans.

₁₀My heart is pounding, my strength is gone,

and my eyes have lost their brightness.

₁₁My friends and neighbours will not come near me,

because of my sores;

even my family keeps away from me.

₁₈I confess my sins;

they fill me with anxiety.

₂₂Help me now, O Lord my saviour!

₁O God, it is right for us to praise you in Zion

and keep our promises to you,

₂because you answer prayers.

People everywhere will come to you

₃on account of their sins.

Our faults defeat us,

but you forgive them.