For the wages of sin is death but the Free Gift of God
is Eternal Life in Christ Jesus Our Lord. –Romans 6:23
Prayer For Cleansing and Pardon
Against You God have I sinned
and done what is evil in Your sight. (CF. Psalm 51:4A)
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to Your steadfast love;
according to Your abundant mercy
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.
Against You, You alone have I sinned
and done what is evil in Your sight,
so that You are justified in Your sentence
and blameless when You pass judgment.
Indeed I was born guilty,
a sinner when my mother conceived me.
You desire truth in the inward being
therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.
Purge me with hyssop and I shall be clean;
Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and gladness;
Let the bones that You have crushed rejoice.
Hide Your face from my sins
and blot out my iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God
and put a new and right spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from Your presence
and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation
and sustain in me a willing spirit.
Then I will teach transgressors Your ways
and sinners will return to You.
Deliver me from bloodshed, O God,
O God of my salvation
and my tongue will sing aloud of Your deliverance.
O Lord, open my lips
and my mouth will declare Your praise.
For You have no delight in sacrifice;
If I were to give a burnt offering, You would not be pleased.
The sacrifice acceptable to God is broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
Do good to Zion in Your good pleasure;
Rebuild the walls of Jerusalem,
then You will delight in right sacrifices,
in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings;
Then bulls will be offered on Your alter.
Amen! –Psalm 51:1-19
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