Daily Devotion - A Broken And A Contrite Heart He Will Not Despise

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.
Wash me thoroughly (and repeatedly) from my iniquity and cleanse me, and make me wholly pure from my sin!
For I am conscious of my transgressions and I acknowledge them; my sin is ever before me.
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 judgement.
Behold, I was brought forth in (a state of) iniquity; my mother was sinful who conceived me (and I too am sinful).
Behold You desire truth in the inner being; make me therefore to know wisdom in my inmost heart.
Purify me with hissop, and I shall be clean (ceremonially); wash me and I shall (in reality) be whiter than snow.
Make me to hear joy and gladness and be satisfied; let the bones which You have broken rejoice.
Hide Your face from my sins and blot out all my guilt and iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right, persevering, and steadfast spirit within me.
Cast me not away from Your presence and take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit.
Then will I teach transgressors your ways, and sinners shall be converted and turn to You.
Deliver me from blood guiltiness and death, O God, the God of my Salvation, and my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness (Your rightness and Your justice).
O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall show forth Your praise.
For You delight not in sacrifice, or else would I give it; You find no pleasure in burnt offering.
My sacrifice (the sacrifice acceptable)  to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart (broken down with sorrow for sin and humbly and thoroughly penitent), such, O God You will not despise.
Do good in Your good pleasure to zion; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
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 alter.

Prayer: Thank You Lord for being the God Who is slow to chide and swift to bless. Amen.

Encouragement: The Lord our God loves us so much. He is ready with open arms to receive us and forgive us when we falter.