Purge Me With Hyssop, And I Shall Be Clean

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Make me hear joy and gladness, that the bones You have broken may rejoice.

Hide Your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous Spirit.

Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners shall be converted to You.

Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall show forth Your praise.

For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; you do not delight in burnt offering.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart— these, O God, You will not despise.

Psalm 51:7-17

When we are truly broken over our sin, God lovingly puts us back together. “If we confess our sin, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins. He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all of our unrighteousness.”

Humility is the right response to God’s holiness. And praise is our heart’s response to His forgiveness.

Praise is the song of a soul set free.

Our Daily Bread – May 30, 2016