Psalms 32
1 Of David. Maschil. Happy is he who has forgiveness for his wrongdoing, and whose sin is covered.
Blessed are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2 Happy is the man in whom the Lord sees no evil, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Blessed is the man to whom Jehovah does not impute sin, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
3 When I kept my mouth shut, my bones were wasted, because of my crying all through the day.
When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all the day long.
4 For the weight of your hand was on me day and night; my body became dry like the earth in summer. (Selah)
For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me. My moisture was changed as with the drought of summer. (Selah)
5 I made my wrongdoing clear to you, and did not keep back my sin. I said, I will put it all before the Lord; and you took away my wrongdoing and my sin. (Selah)
I acknowledged my sin to thee, and I did not hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Jehovah, and thou forgave the iniquity of my sin. (Selah)
6 For this cause let every saint make his prayer to you at a time when you are near: then the overflowing of the great waters will not overtake him.
For this let everyone who is devout pray to thee in a time when thou may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow they shall not reach to him.
7 You are my safe and secret place; you will keep me from trouble; you will put songs of salvation on the lips of those who are round me. (Selah)
Thou are my hiding-place. Thou will preserve me from trouble. Thou will encompass me around with songs of deliverance. (Selah)
8 I will give you knowledge, teaching you the way to go; my eye will be your guide.
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shall go. I will counsel thee with my eye upon thee.
9 Do not be like the horse or the ass, without sense; ...
Become ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding, whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, else they will not come near to thee.
10 The sinner will be full of trouble; but mercy will be round the man who has faith in the Lord.
Many sorrows shall be to the wicked, but he who trusts in Jehovah, loving kindness shall encompass him about.
11 Be glad in the Lord with joy, you upright men; give cries of joy, all you whose hearts are true.
Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, ye righteous. And shout for joy, all ye who are upright in heart.
