Confession & Assurance Index: Old Testament

Here is a list of prayers of confession/words of assurance on this blog inspired by passages from the Old Testament.


For New Testament-inspired prayers of confession/words of assurance, see Confession & Assurance Index: New Testament instead.

Genesis 1
Genesis 1:31
Genesis 3:1-7 Assurance
Genesis 9:8-17 Confession & assurance
Genesis 9:8-17 Confession & assurance
Genesis 15:1-18 Confession & assurance
Genesis 17 Confession
Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 Confession
Genesis 32:22-31 Confession
Genesis 37:1-28 Confession & Commitment
Exodus 1 Prayer of confession
Exodus 3:1-15 Assurance
Exodus 3:1-15 Prayer of Confession
Exodus 3:1-15 Confession & assurance
Exodus 14:15-31 Confession
Exodus 16:2-15 Call, Confession, Assurance
Exodus 16:2-15 Words of Assurance
Exodus 17:1-7 Call, Confession, Assurance
Exodus 17:1-7

Exodus 17:1-7
Exodus 20:1-17 Confession & Assurance
Exodus 20:1-17 Confession & Assurance
Exodus 20:1-17 Invitation, confession, assurance 
Exodus 20:1-17
Exodus 20:1-20 Confession & Assurance
Exodus 20:1-20 Confession
Exodus 32:1-14 Intergenerational Confession & Assurance
Exodus 32:1-14 Confession
Exodus 32:1-14 Confession
Exodus 32:1-14 Confession & Assurance
Exodus 32:1-14 Confession & Assurance

Exodus 32:7-14
Exodus 33:12-23 Confession, commitment
Leviticus 19:9-10

Leviticus 19:9-10
Numbers 21:4-9 Confession
Numbers 21:4-9 Confession 
Numbers 21:4-9 
Numbers 21:4-9
Deuteronomy 5:6-21 Confession & Assurance
Deuteronomy 5:6-21 Confession
Deuteronomy 8:6

Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Confession
Deuteronomy 30:11-20 
Deuteronomy 30:14
Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Joshua 5:9-12 Confession
Joshua 24:1-25 Confession
1 Samuel 3:1-20 Confession
1 Samuel 3:1-20 Confession
1 Samuel 3:1-20 Confession
1 Samuel 3:1-20 Confession
1 Samuel 8 Confession
1 Samuel 15
1 Samuel 17:32-49 confession
1 Samuel 17:32-49 confession
1 Samuel 17:32-49 confession
2 Samuel Litany of confession and promise
2 Samuel 11:1-15 confession
1 Kings 8:23-24 Confession & Assurance
1 Kings 17   
1 Kings 19 Confession
I Kings 19:9-18 Confession & Commitment
1 Kings 19:8-15 Confession & Assurance
1 Kings 21 Confession
1 Kings 21 Confession & Assurance
2 Kings 5:1-14 Confession & Assurance
2 Kings 5:1-14 Confession
2 Kings 5:1-14 Confession & Assurance
2 Chronicles 7:14 Assurance
Nehemiah 8:1-10 Confession
Esther  Confession
Job 19:25-27
Psalm 1 Confession & Assurance
Psalm 1 Confession

Psalm 5 Confession & Assurance
Psalm 8
Psalm 9:9-20 Confession
Psalm 13:5-6 Confession & Assurance (litany)
Psalm 13:5-6 Assurance
Psalm 15
Psalm 16 Assurance
Psalm 17:1-7 Confession & Assurance 
Psalm 19
Psalm 19:1-4 Confession & Assurance
Psalm 19:1-4 Confession
Psalm 19:7-11 Confession & Assurance
Psalm 19:12-14 Confession & Assurance (litany)
Psalm 23 Confession (litany)
Psalm 25:1-9 Confession, Commitment
Psalm 25:1-10 Confession & Assurance

Psalm 25:1-10 Confession
Psalm 25:1-10 Confession & Assurance
Psalm 25:1-11 Confession
Psalm 27 Confession & Assurance

Psalm 27:13-14 Assurance
Psalm 30 Confession & Assurance
Psalm 30 Confession
Psalm 30:4-5 Assurance
Psalm 30:11-12 Assurance
Psalm 31:14-15 Assurance
Psalm 32 Confession & Assurance
Psalm 32 Assurance
Psalm 32 Scripture litany
Psalm 32 Assurance
Psalm 32 Confession
Psalm 32 Invitation
Psalm 32
Psalm 32:1-2 Assurance
Psalm 32:5 Assurance
Psalm 33:3
Psalm 34:17-18 Assurance
Psalm 34:17-18, 22 Assurance
Psalm 36:7-9
Psalm 40:1-11
Psalm 51
Psalm 51
Psalm 51 Confession
Psalm 51 Confession
Psalm 51 Litany of Confession
Psalm 51 Confession & Assurance
Psalm 51 Confession litany
Psalm 51 Confession
Psalm 51 Confession
Psalm 51 Litany for Healing and Forgiveness
Psalm 51 Confession & Approach
Psalm 51 Confession
Psalm 51
Psalm 51
Psalm 51 
Psalm 51
Psalm 51:1-12 Confession
Psalm 51:1-10
Psalm 51:10 Invitation to confession, words of assurance
Psalm 51:10
Psalm 51:10 Confession
Psalm 51:10 Confession
Psalm 51:12
Psalm 51:13, 15 Assurance
Psalm 51:16-17 Assurance
Psalm 62 Confession
Psalm 62:5-12 Confession
Psalm 65:1-4 Assurance
Psalm 66:16-20 Assurance
Psalm 66:16-20 Assurance
Psalm 67 Confession
Psalm 68:19-20 Assurance
Psalm 89:1-2 Assurance
Psalm 90 Praise, Confession, Commitment
Psalm 91 Assurance

Psalm 91:14 Assurance
Psalm 91:14-15 Confession & Assurance (litany)
Psalm 91:14-15 Assurance
Psalm 95 Thanksgiving/Confession
Psalm 96:1
Psalm 99
Psalm 103 Confession & Assurance
Psalm 103:8 Assurance
Psalm 103:8 Assurance
Psalm 103:8 Words of Assurance
Psalm 103:8-12 Assurance
Psalm 103:8-13 Assurance
Psalm 103:10-13
Psalm 103:11-14 Assurance
Psalm 104:1-9 Adoration and Confession
Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23 Confession
Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23 Assurance
Psalm 107 Confession, Adoration

Psalm 107:1-9 Confession
Psalm 116 Assurance
Psalm 119
Psalm 119
Psalm 119:33-40 Confession & Commitment
Psalm 127

Psalm 130
Psalm 130 Assurance
Psalm 130 Confession & Assurance
Psalm 138 Assurance
Psalm 139 Confession (intergenerational)
Psalm 139 Confession & Assurance (litany)
Psalm 139
Psalm 139
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 Words of Assurance
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 Confession & Assurance
Psalm 139:7-12: Where Can I Go?  Confession
Psalm 144
Psalm 145
Psalm 145 Confession & Assurance
Psalm 145:8, 14 Assurance
Psalm 145:8, 18-19 Call to Confession
Psalm 145:13-15 Assurance
Psalm 145:15-16
Psalm 145:17-18
Psalm 146
Psalm 146
Psalm 147 Confession & Assurance
Psalm 147 Assurance
Psalm 147:1-11 Confession
Proverbs 1:20-33 Confession
Proverbs 8
Proverbs 22 Confession, commitment
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Isaiah 1
Isaiah 1
Isaiah 1:10-18
Isaiah 1:10-20
Isaiah 1:10-20
Isaiah 2:1-5
Isaiah 2:4-5 Confession
Isaiah 5:1-7 Confession
Isaiah 5:1-7
Isaiah 9:1-4
Isaiah 9:2-7
Isaiah 9:6
Isaiah 9:6
Isaiah 11:1-10

Isaiah 12:2-6 Confession & Assurance
Isaiah 12:6 Assurance
Isaiah 35:1-10
Isaiah 40 Prayer Reflection
Isaiah 40:1-2 Confession & Assurance
Isaiah 40:1-11 Confession & Assurance
Isaiah 40:1-11 Confession & Assurance
Isaiah 40:1-11 Confession & Assurance
Isaiah 40:3
Isaiah 40:3-5 Confession
Isaiah 40:21-31 Assurance
Isaiah 40:21-31 Confession & Assurance
Isaiah 40:21-31 Confession
Isaiah 43 Confession & Assurance
Isaiah 43 Confession & Assurance
Isaiah 43:1, 10-12
Isaiah 43:19
Isaiah 43:19 Confession
Isaiah 49:6
Isaiah 53:4-6 Assurance
Isaiah 53:4-6
Isaiah 53:6
Isaiah 53:6 Confession (litany)
Lamentations 1:1-6
Lamentations 3:19-26
Ezekiel 18:1-32 Confession
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 Confession
Ezekiel 34:15-16 Assurance
Ezekiel 36:25-27 Assurance
Ezekiel 36:25-27 Assurance
Ezekiel 36:26 Confession
Ezekiel 36:26 Confession
Ezekiel 36:26-27 Confession 
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Daniel 9
Joel 2:12 Confession
Joel 2:12-17
Joel 2:13 Assurance
Joel 2:28 Words of assurance
Joel 2:28
Joel 2:28
Joel 2:28-29
Joel 2:28-32
Amos 5 Confession, Lament
Amos 7:7-17 Confession
Amos 8 Call to Confession
Amos 8:4-7 Confession
Amos 8:4-7 Confession
Amos 8:4-7 Confession
Amos 8:4-7 Confession
Amos 8:4-7 Confession
Jonah 3 Confession
Jonah 3 Confession 
Jonah 3
Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Confession
Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Confession
Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Confession, Commitment

Habakkuk 2:1-4
Zephaniah 3:14-20
Zephaniah 3:18 Assurance
Zechariah 12:10 Litany
Malachi 3:1-4 Confession