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Confession of Sin from Psalm 51

Leader: 1 Have mercy on me, O God, 

because of your unfailing love. 

Because of your great compassion, 

blot out the stain of my sins. 

ALL: 2 Wash me clean from my guilt. 

Purify me from my sin. 

Leader: 3 For I recognize my rebellion; 

it haunts me day and night. 

ALL: 4 Against you, and you alone, have I sinned; 

I have done what is evil in your sight. 

Leader: 5 For I was born a sinner— 

yes, from the moment my mother conceived me. 

ALL: 7 Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; 

wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. 

Leader: 9 Don’t keep looking at my sins. 

Remove the stain of my guilt. 

ALL: 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God. 

Renew a loyal spirit within me. 

Leader: 11 Do not banish me from your presence, 

and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me. 

ALL: 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, 

and make me willing to obey you. 

15 Unseal my lips, O Lord, 

that my mouth may praise you. 

Leader: 16 You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. 

You do not want a burnt offering. 

ALL: 17 The sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. 

You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God. 

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