63 CONFESS YOUR SINS.

Have mercy upon ________, O God,

According to Your lovingkindness;

According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,

Blot out ________’s transgressions.

Wash ________ thoroughly from ________’s iniquity,

And cleanse me from ________’s sin.

For I acknowledge ________’s transgressions,

And ________’s sin is always before ________.

Against You, You only, has ________ sinned,

And done this evil in Your sight—

That You may be found just when You speak,

And blameless when You judge. Amen.

     (based on Ps. 51:1–4)