Psalm 19:12-13 on Confession

Psalm 19:12-13 New Century Version (NCV)

12

People cannot see their own mistakes.

    Forgive me for my secret sins.

13

Keep me from the sins of pride;

    don’t let them rule me.

Then I can be pure

and innocent of the greatest of sins.

Let's make sure we examine ourselves as we pray prayers of confession. Not only do we need to be aware of the sins we disobediently commit against God, but even the ones we may be totally unaware of. Ask the Lord to reveal our secret sins for exposure's sake. Then, we can grow in our self-awareness and humble ourselves before the mighty Hand of God. Notice in these two verses that doing this will keep us "pure," and from getting caught up in the "greatest of sins," in other words, big-time mistakes.