Psalmen 32
1 Van David; een leerdicht. Gelukkig hij, wiens schuld is vergeven, Wiens zonde is bedekt;
Those whom God has forgiven for rebelling against him, whose stains [MET] of sin have been wiped away, are truly blessed [by God]!
2 Gelukkig de mens, wiens misdaad Jahweh niet langer gedenkt, In wiens geest geen onoprechtheid meer woont.
Those whose record of their sins Yahweh has erased, those who no longer do deceitful things, are [truly] blessed [by God]!
3 Zolang ik bleef zwijgen, werd mijn gebeente verteerd Door mijn kreunen heel de dag;
When I did not confess my sins, (my body/I) was very weak and sick, and I groaned (all day long/continually).
4 Want uw hand drukte dag en nacht op mij neer, En mijn merg droogde weg in verschroeiende gloed.
Day and night, [Yahweh], you [SYN] punished me severely. My strength drained away like [water that] ([evaporates/dries up]) on a hot summer [day].
5 Maar toen ik U mijn zonde beleed, Mijn schuld niet verheelde, En sprak: "Ik wil Jahweh mijn misdaad bekennen"; Toen hebt Gij de schuld mijner zonde vergeven.
[Then/Finally] I admitted/confessed my sins to you; I stopped trying to hide them. (Think about that!) I said [to myself], “I will confess to Yahweh the wrong things that I have done.” And [when I confessed them], you forgave me, so now I (am no longer guilty/will no longer be punished) for my sins.
6 Daarom moeten alle vromen U om vergiffenis smeken, Zolang Gij U nog vinden laat; Dan zullen bij de stortvloed de onstuimige wateren Hèn niet bereiken.
Therefore, the people who are godly should pray to you [when they] (realize that they have sinned/have difficulties). If they pray to you, [difficulties] [MET] will not overwhelm them [like] a great flood.
7 Gij zijt mijn schutse, en behoedt mij voor rampspoed, Gij omringt mij met jubel van heil!
You are [like] a place where I can hide [from my enemies] [MET], you protect me from troubles, and you (enable me/[put people around me who will enable me]) to shout, praising you for saving me [from my enemies].
8 Nu wil ik u onderricht geven, De weg wijzen, die ge moet gaan; Ik wil u raden, En mijn oog op u richten.
[Yahweh says], “I will teach you about how you should conduct your life. I will instruct you and watch over you.
9 Wees niet als paarden Of muilezels zonder verstand, Die men moet mennen met toom en gebit, Of ze gehoorzamen niet.
Do not be stupid like horses and mules that do not have understanding; they need (bits/pieces of metal put in their mouths) and (bridles/ropes fastened to their head) so they will go in the direction you want them to go.”
10 Veel kommer valt den boze ten deel, Maar de genade omringt wie op Jahweh vertrouwt.
Wicked people will have many [troubles that will make them] sad, but those who trust in Yahweh will experience him faithfully loving them all the time.
11 Verblijdt u in Jahweh en jubelt, gij vromen, Juicht allen, oprechten van hart!
[So, all] you righteous people, rejoice about what Yahweh [has done for you]; you whose (inner beings/lives) are pure, be glad and shout joyfully!
