A Great Sinner's Prayer, Pt. 1

God, be merciful to me, a sinner!
I.My Great Need, Forgiveness and Cleansing (vv. 1, 2)
II.My Great Acknowledgement, Guilt and Corruption (vv. 3–5)
III.My Great Petition, Spiritual Restoration (vv. 6–12)
A.I have played the fool; give me back the wisdom that delights You.
B.I have polluted myself and made myself unfit to be in Your presence; wash me that I might fellowship with You again.
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C.I have brought myself to anguish under Your faithful discipline; let me rejoice in Your acceptance again.
D.I have committed damnable crimes; treat me once again as an innocent one.
E.I have provoked Your Spirit to abandon me; O save me from that.
F.I feel more than ever my sinful weakness; preserve me from ever falling like this again.
IV.My Great Commitment, Spiritual Worship (vv. 13–17)
A Great Consequence, the Glory of God (vv. 18, 19)