Posted by: AgingChild | February 17, 2010

Ash Wednesday: Psalm 51

Have mercy on me, God, in your goodness;
           through Your abundant compassion
           blot out my offense.
Wash away all my guilt;
           and cleanse me from my sin.

For I know my offenses;
           and I see my sins always before me.
I have sinned against You alone,
           and done great evil in Your sight.

You are just in your sentence,
           blameless when you condemn.
For I was born guilty,
           and conceived as a sinner.

Yet You insist on sincerity of heart,
So teach me wisdom in my inmost being;
           cleanse me, so that I may be pure;
           wash me, making me whiter than snow.

Let me hear sounds of joy and gladness;
           let the bones you have crushed rejoice.

Turn Your face away from my sins;
           blot out all my guilt.
Create a clean heart for me, God;
           renew a steadfast spirit in me.

Do not drive me from Your presence,
           nor take Your holy spirit from me;
Restore my joy in Your salvation,
           and sustain a willing spirit in me.

I will teach the sinners your ways,
           that they may return to you.

Rescue me from death, O God, my saving God,
           that my tongue may praise your healing power.

Lord, open my lips;
           my mouth will proclaim your praise.

For you do not desire sacrifice;
           and would not accept a burnt offering.
Thus my sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit;
           do not spurn a broken, humbled heart.

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Responses

  1. A life not in vain
    I am the end, I am beginning life anew
    My soul is free from weakness
    Free
    Refined as gold
    A standard to be met by all
    As we embrace righteousness, we embrace life
    Purified, united. set aside from the majority
    I will serve as an example to man as hope
    By defending those I love with my life
    I stand here bold and strong
    As a testament to my abstinence
    My heart is open; this slate is clean.


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