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Praying the Penitential Psalms:
“Where sin increased, grace abounded all the more” Romans 5:20.
But to do its work, grace must uncover sin so as to convert our hearts and restore us in holiness. Like a physician who probes the wound before treating it, God, by His Word and by His Spirit, casts a living light on sin.
Praying the 7 penitential Psalms is a powerful yet pious way of inviting God’s mercy and grace back into our lives. Reciting these Psalms helps us in reflecting our actions and calling to mind the times we failed to be pleasing to God. It leads us to acknowledge our sins with a sorrowful heart and ask forgiveness from our loving Father. This Lent, let us take a few minutes to read through them as often as we can and pray as below:
Psalm 6:
“Remember not, O Lord, our offences, nor those of our parents, and take not vengeance on our sins”
1 O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger,
or discipline me in your wrath.
2 Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am languishing;
O LORD, heal me, for my bones are shaking with terror.
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Glory by to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
Psalm 32
“Remember not, O Lord, our offences, nor those of our parents, and take not vengeance on our sins”
1 Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
2 Happy are those to whom the LORD imputes no iniquity,
and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
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Glory by to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
Psalm 38
1 O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger,
or discipline me in your wrath.
2 For your arrows have sunk into me,
and your hand has come down on me.
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Glory by to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
Psalm 51
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy
blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and cleanse me from my sin.
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Glory by to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
Psalm 102
1 Hear my prayer, O LORD;
let my cry come to you.
2 Do not hide your face from me
in the day of my distress.
Incline your ear to me;
answer me speedily in the day when I call.
Continue reading the Psalm 102 here...
Glory by to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
Psalm 130
1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD.
2 Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my supplications!
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Glory by to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
Psalm 143
1 Hear my prayer, O LORD;
give ear to my supplications in your faithfulness;
answer me in your righteousness.
2 Do not enter into judgment with your servant,
for no one living is righteous before you.
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Glory by to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen