Comfort from the Word – Day 32

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.

₆So all your loyal people should pray to you in times of need;

when a great flood of trouble comes rushing in,

it will not reach them.

₇You are my hiding place;

you will save me from trouble.

I sing aloud of your salvation,

because you protect me.

₈The LORD is merciful and loving,

slow to become angry and full of constant love.

₉He does not keep on rebuking;

he is not angry for ever.

₁₀He does not punish us as we deserve

or repay us according to our sins and wrongs.

₁₁As high as the sky is above the earth,

so great is his love for those who honour him.

₁₂As far as the east is from the west,

so far does he remove our sins from us.

₁₃As a father is kind to his children,

so the LORD is kind to those who honour him.

₅I have been evil from the day I was born;

from the time I was conceived, I have been sinful.

₆Sincerity and truth are what you require;

fill my mind with your wisdom.

₇Remove my sin, and I will be clean;

wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

₁Happy are those whose sins are forgiven,

whose wrongs are pardoned.

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.

₆So all your loyal people should pray to you in times of need;

when a great flood of trouble comes rushing in,

it will not reach them.

₇You are my hiding place;

you will save me from trouble.

I sing aloud of your salvation,

because you protect me.

₈The LORD says, “I will teach you the way you should go;

I will instruct you and advise you.

₉Don't be stupid like a horse or a mule,

which must be controlled with a bit and bridle

to make it submit.”

₁₀The wicked will have to suffer,

but those who trust in the LORD

are protected by his constant love.

₁₁You that are righteous, be glad and rejoice

because of what the LORD has done.

You that obey him, shout for joy!