Psa 32:5, 51:2-5, Pro 28:13, Dan 9:4-20, Mat 3:6, Mar 1:5, Act 19:18 | ESV | STEP | I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity ; I said , I will confess my transgressions to the Lord , and you forgave the iniquity of my sin . Selah

5 I ^aacknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I ^bwill confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

Psalms 51:2-5

2 ^cWash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
and ^dcleanse me from my sin!
3 ^eFor I know my transgressions,
and my sin is ever before me.
4 ^fAgainst you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil ^gin your sight,
^hso that you may be justified in your words
and blameless in your judgment.
5 Behold, ⁱI was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.

Proverbs 28:13

13 Whoever ^jconceals his transgressions will not prosper,
but he who ^kconfesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

Daniel 9:4-20

4 I prayed to the Lord my God and ^lmade confession, saying, ^m“O Lord, the ⁿgreat and awesome God, who ^okeeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, 5 ^pwe have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly ^qand rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and rules. 6 ^rWe have not listened to ^syour servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to ^tour kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. 7 To you, ^uO Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, ^vthose who are near and ^wthose who are far away, in ^xall the lands to which you have driven them, because of ^ythe treachery that they have committed against you. 8 To us, O Lord, belongs open shame, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because ^zwe have sinned against you. 9 ^aaTo the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him 10 ^aband have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God by walking in his laws, which he set before us by ^achis servants the prophets. 11 ^adAll Israel has transgressed your law and turned aside, ^aerefusing to obey your voice. ^afAnd the curse and oath ^agthat are written in the Law of ^ahMoses the servant of God have been poured out upon us, because ^aiwe have sinned against him. 12 He has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us and against ^ajour rulers who ruled us, ^{▼▼Or our judges who judged us} by ^albringing upon us a great calamity. ^amFor under the whole heaven there has not been done anything like what has been done against Jerusalem. 13 ^anAs it is written in the Law of Moses, all this calamity has come upon us; yet we have not entreated the favor of the Lord our God, ^aoturning from our iniquities and gaining insight by your truth. 14 ^apTherefore the Lord has kept ready the calamity and has brought it upon us, ^aqfor the Lord our God is righteous in all the works that he has done, and ^arwe have not obeyed his voice. 15 And now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of the land of Egypt ^aswith a mighty hand, and ^athave made a name for yourself, as at this day, ^auwe have sinned, we have done wickedly.

16 “O Lord, ^avaccording to all your righteous acts, let your anger and your wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, ^awyour holy hill, ^axbecause for our sins, and for ^aythe iniquities of our fathers, ^azJerusalem and your people have become ^baa byword among all who are around us. 17 Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy, and for your own sake, O Lord, ^{▼▼Hebrew for the Lord’s sake} ^bcmake your face to shine upon ^bdyour sanctuary, which is desolate. 18 ^beO my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see ^bfour desolations, and ^bgthe city that is called by your name. For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy. 19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive. O Lord, pay attention and act. ^bhDelay not, ^bifor your own sake, O my God, because ^bjyour city and ^bkyour people are called by your name.”

Gabriel Brings an Answer

20 ^blWhile I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my plea before the Lord my God for ^bmthe holy hill of my God,

Matthew 3:6

6 and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, ^bnconfessing their sins.

Mark 1:5

5 And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, ^boconfessing their sins.

Acts 19:18

18 Also many of those who were now believers came, ^bpconfessing and divulging their practices.