Psalm 51:7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
This verse used to remind me of images of people beating themselves with branches until it was explained better to me!
Each of us needs to remember that we are guilty before God and that we do need to ask for forgiveness. That forgiveness is forthcoming when we ask.
To ask, we need to admit our guilt and show our guilt to God. On the first Passover the people purged themselves by sprinkling the lamb’s blood with hyssop branches. Don’t beat yourself up!