v. To recognize
Lev 26:40 and they shall confess their iniquity, and .. their fathers
Num 5:7 that person will confess the sin that
2Sa 22:50; Psa 18:49 I will confess you between the
Neh 9:2 confessed their sins, and iniquities
Job 40:14 and I also will confess to you that he will be able to
Psa 32:5 I will confess my transgressions to the Lord
Psa 38:18 therefore will I confess my iniquity, and
Pro 28:13 He who confesses and forsakes them will find
Mat 3:6 were baptized ..confessing their sins
Matt 10:32; Luk 12:8 let him confess me.. I will confess him
Joh 1:20 confessed, and did not deny, but c: I am not the
Joh 9:22 if anyone confess that Jesus was the
Act 19:18 they came, confessing and giving an account of
Romans 10:9 if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is the
Rom 10:10 with the mouth one confesses for salvation
Rom 14:11 knee, and every tongue shall confess to God
Romans 15:9 I will confess you among the Gentiles, and I will sing
Phi 2:11 let every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is the
Jam 5:16 confess your trespasses to one another
1Jo 1:9 if we confess our sins, he is faithful
1Jo 2:23 He who confesses the Son has also the
1Jo 4:2 every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ
1Jo 4:15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of
2Jo 1:7 do not confess that Jesus Christ has come in
Rev 3:5 I will confess his name before my Father
yadah (hd;y: , 3034) “confess, praise, thank”. This root, which the rvr often translates “confess” or “confession”, often also has the meaning of “praise” or “give thanks”. At first glance, these meanings do not seem to be related. But, if we dig a little deeper we will realize that these meanings interpret each other. The meanings of yadah coincide in part with several Hebrew words that mean “praise”, as is the case with halal (from which hallelujah comes). Sometimes the yadah objects are human beings, but much more commonly the object is God. The context is usually public worship in which worshipers affirm and renew their relationship with God. The subject is not, in the first instance, the isolated individual, but the congregation. Particularly in the hymns and thanksgivings of the Psalms it is evident that yadah is a recounting and consequent thanksgiving to Jehovah for his great works of salvation. The affirmation or confession of the undeserved goodness of God dramatizes the unworthiness of the human being. Hence a confession of sin can be articulated with the same breath as a confession of faith or expression of praise and gratitude. This confession is not a moralistic and autobiographical catalog of sins committed (individual infractions of a legal code), but rather a confession of the fundamental sinfulness in which all humanity is immersed, separating us from a holy God. Even for his judgments, which arouse in us repentance, God is to be praised (eg Psa 51:4). So no one should be surprised to find praise in penitential contexts and vice versa (1Ki 8:33 ; Neh 9:2 ; Dan 9:4 ). If praise inevitably brings confession of sin, the reverse is also true. The sure word of forgiveness provokes the praise and thanksgiving of the confessor. These expressions spring almost automatically from the new being of the repentant person. Often the direct object of yadah is Jehovah’s “name” (eg, Psa 105:1; Isa 12:4; 1Ch 16:8). In a sense, this expression is simply synonymous with praising Jehovah. However, there is another sense in which this introduces the full dimension of what the “name” evokes in biblical language. It reminds us that a sinful humanity cannot approach a holy God. You can only do it by his “name”, this is his Word and reputation that is a foretaste of the incarnation. God reveals himself only in his “his name” and particularly in the sanctuary that He has chosen to “put his name on it” (a phrase that is very frequent, especially in Deuteronomy). The yadah panorama extends both vertically and horizontally; vertically until encompassing all creation and extending horizontally in time until that day when worship and thanksgiving will be eternal (eg Psa_29; 95.10; 96.7–9; 103.19–22).
Source: Vine Old Testament Dictionary