Psalm 51

Against you, you alone, have I sinned,
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you are justified in your sentence
and blameless when you pass judgement.
Indeed, I was born guilty,
a sinner when my mother conceived me.
You desire truth in the inward being;
therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have crushed rejoice.

I sin and sin and sin.

I act out in pride. I am motivated by envy.

I fail to listen. I fail to respond. I fail to love.

The image by Marc Chagall shows David with Bathsheba. Psalm 51 is ascribed to David in response to Nathan's accusation.

Psalm 51