Penitential Psalms Do you experience any of these? Depression Fatigue Insomnia Loss of Appetite Chronic Illness Heart Palpatations Preference for Darkness

Penitential PsalmsPenitential Psalms

Do you experience any of these?Do you experience any of these?

DepressionDepression

FatigueFatigue

InsomniaInsomnia

Loss of AppetiteLoss of Appetite

Chronic IllnessChronic Illness

Heart PalpatationsHeart Palpatations

Preference for DarknessPreference for Darkness

Panic AttacksPanic Attacks


Seven of the Early church:Seven of the Early church: [6], 32, 38, [6], 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143. I would add 25.51, 102, 130, 143. I would add 25.

Cluster of themesCluster of themes: sin, grief, rebuke: sin, grief, rebuke


Physical Effects of SinPhysical Effects of Sin

I am languishing; I am languishing; my bones are shaking with terror.my bones are shaking with terror. 6:2 6:2

I am weary with my moaning; I am weary with my moaning; I flood my bed with tears. I flood my bed with tears. 6:66:6

Some were sick through their sinful Some were sick through their sinful ways, and because of their iniquities ways, and because of their iniquities endured affliction. endured affliction. 107:17107:17



My strength was dried up as by the My strength was dried up as by the heat of summer.heat of summer. 32:4 32:4

There is no soundness in my flesh There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones there is no health in my bones because of my sin. because of my sin. 38:338:3



For my loins are filled with burning… For my loins are filled with burning… I am utterly spent and crushed; I am utterly spent and crushed; I groan because of the tumult of my I groan because of the tumult of my heart.heart. 38:7-8 38:7-8

My heart throbs, my strength fails me; My heart throbs, my strength fails me; the light of my eyes has also gone from the light of my eyes has also gone from me. me. 38:1038:10



My friends and companions stand My friends and companions stand aloof from my affliction, and my aloof from my affliction, and my neighbors stand far off. neighbors stand far off. 38:1138:11

Let the bones that you have crushed Let the bones that you have crushed rejoice. rejoice. 51:851:8

My bones burn like a furnace. My bones burn like a furnace. 102:3102:3



My heart is stricken and withered like My heart is stricken and withered like grass; I am too wasted to eat my grass; I am too wasted to eat my bread. bread. 102:4102:4

Because of my loud groaning Because of my loud groaning my bones cling to my skin. my bones cling to my skin. 102:5102:5

My bones burn like a furnace. My bones burn like a furnace. 102:3102:3


Solution to Sin:Solution to Sin: Confess & Wait Confess & Wait

While I kept silence, my body wasted While I kept silence, my body wasted away through my groaning all day away through my groaning all day long. long. 32:332:3

I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than those who for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning. watch for the morning. 130:5-6130:5-6


Model of James 5:14Model of James 5:14

We confess to Elders -- mentors who We confess to Elders -- mentors who can hold us accountablecan hold us accountable

This comes out of corporate worshipThis comes out of corporate worship

Restitutions was always assumed in Restitutions was always assumed in Jewish repentanceJewish repentance

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Penitential Psalms Do you experience any of these? Depression Fatigue Insomnia Loss of Appetite Chronic Illness Heart Palpatations Preference for Darkness