13 (A)He who covers his sins will not prosper,
But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.

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13 Whoever conceals their sins(A) does not prosper,
    but the one who confesses(B) and renounces them finds mercy.(C)

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When I kept silent, my bones grew old
Through my groaning all the day long.
For day and night Your (A)hand was heavy upon me;
My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah
I acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I have not hidden.
(B)I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

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When I kept silent,(A)
    my bones wasted away(B)
    through my groaning(C) all day long.
For day and night
    your hand was heavy(D) on me;
my strength was sapped(E)
    as in the heat of summer.[a]

Then I acknowledged my sin to you
    and did not cover up my iniquity.(F)
I said, “I will confess(G)
    my transgressions(H) to the Lord.”
And you forgave
    the guilt of my sin.(I)

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  1. Psalm 32:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 7.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we (A)confess our sins, He is (B)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to (C)cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we (D)make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

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If we claim to be without sin,(A) we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.(B) If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins(C) and purify us from all unrighteousness.(D) 10 If we claim we have not sinned,(E) we make him out to be a liar(F) and his word is not in us.(G)

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33 If I have covered my transgressions (A)as[a] Adam,
By hiding my iniquity in my bosom,

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  1. Job 31:33 Or as men do

33 if I have concealed(A) my sin as people do,[a]
    by hiding(B) my guilt in my heart

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  1. Job 31:33 Or as Adam did

27 Then he looks at men and (A)says,
‘I have sinned, and perverted what was right,
And it (B)did not profit me.’

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27 And they will go to others and say,
    ‘I have sinned,(A) I have perverted what is right,(B)
    but I did not get what I deserved.(C)

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The Seventy-Weeks Prophecy

20 Now while I was speaking, praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God, 21 yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man (A)Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, [a]being caused to fly swiftly, reached me about the time of the evening offering. 22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, “O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill to understand. 23 At the beginning of your supplications the [b]command went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly (B)beloved; therefore (C)consider the matter, and understand the vision:

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  1. Daniel 9:21 Or being weary with weariness
  2. Daniel 9:23 Lit. word

The Seventy “Sevens”

20 While I was speaking and praying, confessing(A) my sin and the sin of my people Israel and making my request to the Lord my God for his holy hill(B) 21 while I was still in prayer, Gabriel,(C) the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.(D) 22 He instructed me and said to me, “Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding.(E) 23 As soon as you began to pray,(F) a word went out, which I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed.(G) Therefore, consider the word and understand the vision:(H)

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22 For though you wash yourself with lye, and use much soap,
Yet your iniquity is (A)marked[a] before Me,” says the Lord God.

23 “How(B) can you say, ‘I am not [b]polluted,
I have not gone after the Baals’?
See your way in the valley;
Know what you have done:
You are a swift dromedary breaking loose in her ways,

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  1. Jeremiah 2:22 stained
  2. Jeremiah 2:23 defiled

22 Although you wash(A) yourself with soap(B)
    and use an abundance of cleansing powder,
    the stain of your guilt is still before me,”
declares the Sovereign Lord.(C)
23 “How can you say, ‘I am not defiled;(D)
    I have not run after the Baals’?(E)
See how you behaved in the valley;(F)
    consider what you have done.
You are a swift she-camel
    running(G) here and there,

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A Prayer of Repentance

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David (A)when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

51 Have mercy upon me, O God,
According to Your lovingkindness;
According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,
(B)Blot out my transgressions.
(C)Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.

For I acknowledge my transgressions,
And my sin is always before me.
(D)Against You, You only, have I sinned,
And done this evil (E)in Your sight—
(F)That You may be found just [a]when You speak,
And blameless when You judge.

(G)Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.

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  1. Psalm 51:4 LXX, Tg., Vg. in Your words

Psalm 51[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.(A)

Have mercy(B) on me, O God,
    according to your unfailing love;(C)
according to your great compassion(D)
    blot out(E) my transgressions.(F)
Wash away(G) all my iniquity
    and cleanse(H) me from my sin.

For I know my transgressions,
    and my sin is always before me.(I)
Against you, you only, have I sinned(J)
    and done what is evil in your sight;(K)
so you are right in your verdict
    and justified when you judge.(L)
Surely I was sinful(M) at birth,(N)
    sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

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  1. Psalm 51:1 In Hebrew texts 51:1-19 is numbered 51:3-21.

12 Go and proclaim these words toward (A)the north, and say:

‘Return, backsliding Israel,’ says the Lord;
‘I will not cause My anger to fall on you.
For I am (B)merciful,’ says the Lord;
‘I will not remain angry forever.
13 (C)Only acknowledge your iniquity,
That you have transgressed against the Lord your God,
And have (D)scattered your [a]charms
To (E)alien deities (F)under every green tree,
And you have not obeyed My voice,’ says the Lord.

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  1. Jeremiah 3:13 Lit. ways

12 Go, proclaim this message toward the north:(A)

“‘Return,(B) faithless(C) Israel,’ declares the Lord,
    ‘I will frown on you no longer,
for I am faithful,’(D) declares the Lord,
    ‘I will not be angry(E) forever.
13 Only acknowledge(F) your guilt—
    you have rebelled against the Lord your God,
you have scattered your favors to foreign gods(G)
    under every spreading tree,(H)
    and have not obeyed(I) me,’”
declares the Lord.

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24 (A)Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I (B)feared the people and obeyed their voice.

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24 Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned.(A) I violated(B) the Lord’s command and your instructions. I was afraid(C) of the men and so I gave in to them.

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16 Then Pharaoh called (A)for Moses and Aaron in haste, and said, (B)“I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you. 17 Now therefore, please forgive my sin only this once, and (C)entreat[a] the Lord your God, that He may take away from me this death only.”

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  1. Exodus 10:17 make supplication to

16 Pharaoh quickly summoned(A) Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned(B) against the Lord your God and against you. 17 Now forgive(C) my sin once more and pray(D) to the Lord your God to take this deadly plague away from me.”

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18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, (A)I have sinned against heaven and before you, 19 and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” ’

20 “And he arose and came to his father. But (B)when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. 21 And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven (C)and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

22 “But the father said to his servants, [a]‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. 23 And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; 24 (D)for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry.

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  1. Luke 15:22 NU Quickly bring

18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned(A) against heaven and against you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20 So he got up and went to his father.

“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.(B)

21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.(C) I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe(D) and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger(E) and sandals on his feet. 23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. 24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again;(F) he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.(G)

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(A)and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, (B)“Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from (C)the wrath to come? Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, and do not think to say to yourselves, (D)‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. 10 And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. (E)Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

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Confessing their sins, they were baptized(A) by him in the Jordan River.

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers!(B) Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?(C) Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.(D) And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’(E) I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. 10 The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.(F)

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