September 16
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PSALM 38 PLEADING FOR FORGIVENESS & DELIVERANCE
12 Those who seek my life lay their snares;
those who seek my hurt speak of ruin and meditate treachery all day long.
13 But I am like a deaf man; I do not hear, like a mute man who does not open his mouth.
14 I have become like a man who does not hear, and in whose mouth are no rebukes.
15 But for you, O LORD, do I wait; it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer.
16 For I said, “Only let them not rejoice over me,
who boast against me when my foot slips!”
17 For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever before me.
18 I confess my iniquity; I am sorry for my sin.
19 But my foes are vigorous, they are mighty,
and many are those who hate me wrongfully.
20 Those who render me evil for good accuse me because I follow after good.
21 Do not forsake me, O LORD! O my God, be not far from me!
22 Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! – Psalm 38:12-22
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A poem inspired by this psalm by ILMA
My Lord, I have sinned against you and do not deserve your love
I plead you to forgive me and to deliver me from my faults
I have been suffering from the consequences of my sins
Forgive me and let me continue to follow your will
The wicked have continually pursued me and made life hard
Please release me from their schemes and all their evil plans
I wait on you O Lord to free me from all the suffering caused by my folly
I will do my best to stay pure and not be selfish and worldly
Give me humility to constantly confess my sins to stay pure
My Lord, my God, help me to do the right things always and seek the truth.
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REFLECTION
• Why must a Christian examine his heart regularly and confess his sins daily?