The Psalm
Psalm 85 (CSB)
For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.
1 LORD, you showed favor to your land; you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
2 You forgave your people’s guilt; you covered all their sin. Selah
3 You withdrew all your fury; you turned from your burning anger.
4 Return to us, God of our salvation, and abandon your displeasure with us.
5 Will you be angry with us forever? Will you prolong your anger for all generations?
6 Will you not revive us again so that your people may rejoice in you?
7 Show us your faithful love, LORD, and give us your salvation.
8 I will listen to what God will say; surely the LORD will declare peace to his people, his faithful ones, and not let them go back to foolish ways.
9 His salvation is very near those who fear him, so that glory may dwell in our land.
10 Faithful love and truth will join together; righteousness and peace will embrace.
11 Truth will spring up from the earth, and righteousness will look down from heaven.
12 Also, the LORD will provide what is good, and our land will yield its crops.
13 Righteousness will go before him to prepare the way for his steps.
The Prayer
Just as you looked upon Noah
saw his wickedness
foolishness
worthlessness
and depravity
you looked upon my sins
and counted them up
and they are endless
and every one of my sins
was treasonous act
against your holiness
But just as you looked upon Noah
and gave him grace
you looked upon my estate
and gave me grace
I did nothing to deserve it
I did everything to reject it
but still you loved me
knew me
and saved me.
There will be one day
I will stand in front of your precious Son
and the account of my sins will be listed off
and others' sins will not compare to my own
because I am the chief of sinners
Call my sins out
every last one of them
because even it was one sin or a billionth sin
I will still need Your only begotten Son
Jesus Christ
to forgive me of all of my sins
and to cleanse me of all unrighteousness
to remove my transgressions as far as the east is from the west
I am in desperate need
of the grace that only Christ can give.
Name my sins
so even my wickedness
will glorify His name
because salvation belongs to the Lord
You are the only one mighty to save me.