I confess my sins; they fill me with anxiety.

I recognize my faults; I am always conscious of my sins.

I have been evil from the day I was born; from the time I was conceived, I have been sinful.

The few of you who survive in the land of your enemies will waste away because of your own sin and the sin of your ancestors.

"But your descendants will confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors, who resisted me and rebelled against me,

Joshua said to him, "My son, tell the truth here before the LORD, the God of Israel, and confess. Tell me now what you have done. Don't try to hide it from me."

"I have sinned against the LORD," David said. Nathan replied, "The LORD forgives you; you will not die.

But after David had taken the census, his conscience began to hurt, and he said to the LORD, "I have committed a terrible sin in doing this! Please forgive me. I have acted foolishly."

Each one will say in public, "I have sinned. I have not done right, but God spared me.

You will never succeed in life if you try to hide your sins. Confess them and give them up; then God will show mercy to you.

Only admit that you are guilty and that you have rebelled against the LORD, your God. Confess that under every green tree you have given your love to foreign gods and that you have not obeyed my commands. I, the LORD, have spoken.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and there is no truth in us.

If we say that we have not sinned, we make a liar out of God, and his word is not in us.

Others try to hide their sins, but I have never concealed mine.

This is how an unfaithful wife acts: she commits adultery, takes a bath, and says, "But I haven't done anything wrong!"

How can you say you have not defiled yourself, that you have never worshiped Baal? Look how you sinned in the valley; see what you have done. You are like a wild camel in heat, running around loose,

you say, 'I am innocent; surely the LORD is no longer angry with me.' But I, the LORD, will punish you because you deny that you have sinned.

Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who make yourselves look right in other people's sight, but God knows your hearts. For the things that are considered of great value by people are worth nothing in God's sight.

Even before they finish praying to me, I will answer their prayers.

The people say, "Let's return to the LORD! He has hurt us, but he will be sure to heal us; he has wounded us, but he will bandage our wounds, won't he?

At last he came to his senses and said, 'All my father's hired workers have more than they can eat, and here I am about to starve!

I am no longer fit to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired workers." '

His anger lasts only a moment, his goodness for a lifetime. Tears may flow in the night, but joy comes in the morning.

You are good to us and forgiving, full of constant love for all who pray to you.

But you, O Lord, are a merciful and loving God, always patient, always kind and faithful.

He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.

"I have sinned against the LORD," David said. Nathan replied, "The LORD forgives you; you will not die.

Even before they finish praying to me, I will answer their prayers.

"Israel, you are my dearest child, the one I love best. Whenever I mention your name, I think of you with love. My heart goes out to you; I will be merciful.

I tell you, then, the great love she has shown proves that her many sins have been forgiven. But whoever has been forgiven little shows only a little love."

So he got up and started back to his father. "He was still a long way from home when his father saw him; his heart was filled with pity, and he ran, threw his arms around his son, and kissed him.

But the father called to his servants. 'Hurry!' he said. 'Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and shoes on his feet.

Instead, be kind and tender-hearted to one another, and forgive one another, as God has forgiven you through Christ.

I have sinned against you---only against you--- and done what you consider evil. So you are right in judging me; you are justified in condemning me.

Why, then, have you disobeyed my commands? Why did you do this evil thing? You had Uriah killed in battle; you let the Ammonites kill him, and then you took his wife!

"I have sinned against the LORD," David said. Nathan replied, "The LORD forgives you; you will not die.

I ask you, is it right for a person to cheat God? Of course not, yet you are cheating me. 'How?' you ask. In the matter of tithes and offerings.