1 HAVE MERCY upon me, O God, according to Your steadfast love; according to the multitude of Your tender mercy and loving-kindness blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly [and repeatedly] from my iniquity and guilt and cleanse me and make me wholly pure from my sin!
3 For I am conscious of my transgressions and I acknowledge them; my sin is ever before me.
4
Against You, You only, have I sinned and done that which is evil in
Your sight, so that You are justified in Your sentence and faultless in
Your judgment. [Rom. 3:4.]
5
Behold, I was brought forth in [a state of] iniquity; my mother was
sinful who conceived me [and I too am sinful]. [John 3:6; Rom. 5:12;
Eph. 2:3.]
6 Behold, You desire truth in the inner being; make me therefore to know wisdom in my inmost heart.
7 Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean [ceremonially]; wash me, and I shall [in reality] be whiter than snow.
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness and be satisfied; let the bones which You have broken rejoice.
9 Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my guilt and iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right, persevering, and steadfast spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from Your presence and take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit.
13 Then will I teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners shall be converted and return to You.
14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness and death, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness (Your rightness and Your justice).
15 O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall show forth Your praise.
16 For You delight not in sacrifice, or else would I give it; You find no pleasure in burnt offering. [I Sam. 15:22.]
17
My sacrifice [the sacrifice acceptable] to God is a broken spirit; a
broken and a contrite heart [broken down with sorrow for sin and humbly
and thoroughly penitent], such, O God, You will not despise.
18 Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then will You delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, justice, and right, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering; then bullocks will be offered upon Your altar.
Devotional
When
you have joy in your life, it will increase your testimony! When joy
is restored to your life, you will make a difference during the days of
your walk upon earth. Sinners will listen to you because you have joy. Transgressors will be interested in what you have to say when you exhibit the joy that salvation brings.
We all want to make a difference during the span of our life. We want our life to count more than just for a dash on our tombstones. We want to leave a legacy in the lives of people who have been changed because they crossed our pathway in life. Joy will enable you to make a difference in someone else’s life.
Joy will strengthen your witness and you will have the capacity of changing someone else’s life. If you thought that joy was invented just to make you feel better you need to change your thinking!
God needs a generation of joy-filled people who are willing to make a profound impact on the world in which we live. I’m in ... how about you?!
Practical Application:
1- Today, practice joy! As you express this Fruit of the Holy Spirit, you will make a difference in the lives of those around you.
2- Thanksgiving and joy are so dependent upon one another! I challenge you one more time to express what you are thankful for today. #beatdepression!
Declaration:
I will express joy regardless of how I feel. I will change the world as I establish my life upon the Fruit of the Spirit known as joy!
Prayer:
“Jesus, You are my God and my King. Thank You for restoring to me the joy of my salvation! Thank You for giving me a willing spirit that will enable me to express joy to the world around me. Amen.”
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