Ps. 106: Confessional Praise

Psalm 106:47 "Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise."

As a churchgoer, worship is a large part of the service, and it's likely true anywhere you go to church. And in this society, music is the main, if not sole method of worship. Offering is also a worship, etc...

But here, I get the idea that confession is also a form of worship. The Psalmist recounts the failures and misdeeds of his nation. He doesn't attempt to justify them or gloss over them, simply to acknowledge that they happened, and the past can't be changed. The Psalmist also accepts the consequences without protesting their severity, although they were extremely severe.

I never thought about confessing to God as a method of worship, but the more I think about it, it is an important vessel. It involves the restoration of a man's relationship with God, and gives God all glory and power to restore that.