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Confession from Psalm 119:73-80

Creator, we know that your hands formed and fashioned us. Yet we know sinful human beings rebel against our Maker. We at times reject your designs. We have not feared you, but thought of you as “safe” and as unimportant. We thought we knew better, and therefore sinned. Because of our sins, we have given others little reason to rejoice in you. So we pray, “Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant. Let your mercy come to me, that I may live…” We deserve to be put to shame, yet you give us life. You have made us hope in your word, and hope does not disappoint us—we will never be put to shame! We praise you, our Creator and our Redeemer. We ask for forgiveness and life through Jesus, our great High Priest, amen. (Based on Psalm 119:73-80 and Romans 5)

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Confession of Sin: Ps. 119:65-72

You are good, Heavenly Father, and you do good. Yet we know that we are not good, and we have not done the good we ought to do. We have not been holy and good in all that we do, unlike you. We afflict others by our sins, and we respond wrongly to our own affliction. Thank you that we can say with the Psalmist, “Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word. You are good and do good…” Thank you that your goodness to us meant afflicting our sinless Savior, who never went astray. The weight of our wandering was put on him, and his goodness has been imputed to us. Because of him, we can say “The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.” When our hearts were unfeeling, Christ died for us. Give us soft hearts that love you and your word, we pray in Jesus’ name, amen. (Based on Psalm 119:65-72)

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Psalm 119:57-64 Prayer

Father, Forgive me for believing my fruit comes from idols, not from you. You are my portion, yet I often live as though other things were my portion. When I choose sin, I declare that you are not my portion. That you are not all my fruit. That you are not sufficient, or good enough. Forgive me and instill in my heart a firm belief that you are my portion. Enable me, by your Spirit, to say, “The Lord is my portion” when I am weak. Enable me to say, “The Lord is my portion,” when I am strong. Enable me to say “The Lord is my portion” when I am tempted by the world. Because you are my portion, make me steadfast in my attention to you—meditating on your word, worshiping you, and fellowshipping with your people. Strengthen me to invite others to choose the good portion as well. (Based on Psalm 119:57-64 & Hosea 14:8)

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Confession from Psalm 119:41-48

Holy, Holy, Holy Triune God, we confess the sins of our tongues. Small but powerful, we have used our lips like swords, to hurt and not to heal. We have said things to and about people that we should not have. Our tongues have been like springs from which flow both sweet and bitter waters. When taunted, we have taunted in return. Yet Christ has died for our sins of speech. We know that our sinful words were like the nails that pierced Christ. For his sake, put truth and love in our mouths. Give us kind answers to all. Make our words seasoned with grace, by the Gracious Spirit. Thank you for your steadfast love poured out in our hearts by the Spirit. We love you, who first loved us, and we pray this through our mediator, the God-man Jesus Christ, amen. (Based on Psalm 119:41-48)

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Confession from Psalm 119:33-40

Father of Mercies and God of all comfort, comfort your servants today as we mourn over our remaining sin. We have committed ourselves to you, but we are still sinful. We know that when we disobey your Word, we build our house on sand, yet we have continued to choose the bad portion. We pray with the Psalmist: “Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart. Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it. Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways. Confirm to your servant your promise, that you may be feared. Turn away the reproach that I dread, for your rules are good.” Forgive us for the improper inclinations of our hearts, our desire for selfish gain, our attention to worthless things, through the Messiah, Jesus Christ, amen. (Based on Psalm 119:33-40)

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Prayer from Psalm 119:25-32

Merciful God, our souls cling to the dust. Give us life according to your word! We thank you that you hear our cries despite our many sins against you. Strengthen us by your Spirit; dispense upon us the blessings purchased by your Son Jesus Christ. His humiliation for us grieves us as we consider what he endured for our sins. He knew sorrow far beyond our own, though he did not deserve it. He obeyed your statutes perfectly. Forgive our sins and strengthen us. Enlarge our hearts, so we not only walk in your commandments, but we run in them! Enable us to do so, for your glory and our good, we ask in Jesus’ name, amen. (Based on Psalm 119:25-32)

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Confession from Psalm 119:17-24

Gracious LORD, you have dealt bountifully with us. We were once blind, but now we see wondrous things in your word. Your commandments were hidden from us because of our willful refusal. Give us continual eyes to behold your glory, even as treasures in jars of clay. We are sojourners in the earth, yet we often live as though we did not have heavenly citizenship. Our thoughts and hopes have been on this world. Forgive us! We come to your mercy seat for refuge and plead the blood of Jesus Christ. Transform us by your Spirit working through your word. Enable us to delight fully in you, we ask through Jesus, amen. (Based on Psalm 119:17-24)

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Psalm 119:1-8 Prayer

Confession of sin based on Psalm 119:1-8:

Heavenly Father, we confess that we have failed to seek you with our whole heart. We have been halfhearted in our love for you, in our service, even in our worship. You have commanded that your precepts be kept diligently, but we have not been steadfast in them. We therefore deserve everlasting shame. So we plead for your steadfast love now, looking to the Savior who served you with his whole heart in his earthly ministry. We thank you that you count his obedience to our account. With the greatest humiliation for our sins, we praise you that you will never forsake us. We ask for transformation in Jesus’ name, amen. (Based on Psalm 119:1-8)

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A Prayer to the Lord of Glory

Heavenly Father, you proclaim to us that Jesus is the Lord of glory, yet we often view glory according to the flesh. We regard princes and princesses, seeking to be among those who are rich, beautiful, and popular, and despairing when we are not. This affects how we treat our neighbors, whom we are called to love without favoritism. Forgive us for dishonoring the poor, those weak in the eyes of the world, and forgetting that you have not disdained us, but welcomed us in mercy. Forgive us and give us a biblical perspective on glory. Help us to see that if anyone is in Christ – new creation – and we are to regard them not by the flesh, that is, by worldly standards. We ask this in Jesus’ name, amen. (Based on James 2:1-8 and 2 Cor. 5)

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Confession at Thanksgiving

Heavenly Father, with grief and hatred of our sin we come before you now. We confess that we have sinned against you. We have broken your law and deserve your full wrath against our sin, except for our Savior, Jesus Christ. Specifically, we confess our forgetfulness of your many blessings. You have made us, sent Christ to die for our sin, covered over our sin, adopted us into your family, given us your Spirit, yet we have been ungrateful for these blessings. Because our sights have been set on earthly blessings, we have taken for granted your abundant provision for us of eternal life and every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. Forgive us and turn the eyes of our hearts upon you instead of idols. Recreate us increasingly to be like Jesus, in whose name we pray, amen. (Based on Isaiah 17-18 and Ephesians 1:1-10)

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