< Psalms 32 >
1 Of David. Instruction. Blessed is he [whose] transgression is forgiven, [whose] sin is covered!
AN INSTRUCTION OF DAVID. O the blessedness of him whose transgression [is] forgiven, Whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah reckoneth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile!
O the blessedness of a man, To whom YHWH does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.
3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old, through my groaning all the day long.
When I have kept silence, my bones have become old, Through my roaring all the day.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me; my moisture was turned into the drought of summer. (Selah)
When by day and by night Your hand is heavy on me, My moisture has been changed Into the droughts of summer. (Selah)
5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity I covered not; I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah, and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. (Selah)
I cause You to know my sin, And I have not covered my iniquity. I have said, “I confess to YHWH concerning My transgressions,” And You have taken away the iniquity of my sin. (Selah)
6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee at a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they will not reach him.
For every saintly one prays this to You, In the time to find [You]. Surely at an overflowing of many waters, They do not come to him.
7 Thou art a hiding-place for me; thou preservest me from trouble; thou dost encompass me with songs of deliverance. (Selah)
You [are] a hiding place for me, You keep me from distress, Surround me [with] songs of deliverance. (Selah)
8 I will instruct thee and teach thee the way in which thou shalt go; I will counsel [thee] with mine eye upon thee.
I cause you to act wisely, And direct you in the way that you go, I cause My eye to take counsel concerning you.
9 Be ye not as a horse, as a mule, which have no understanding: whose trappings must be bit and bridle, for restraint, or they will not come unto thee.
Do not be as a horse—as a mule, Without understanding, With bridle and bit, its ornaments, to curb, Not to come near to you.
10 Many sorrows hath the wicked; but he that confideth in Jehovah, loving-kindness shall encompass him.
Many [are] the pains of the wicked; As for him who is trusting in YHWH, Kindness surrounds him.
11 Rejoice in Jehovah, and be glad, ye righteous; and shout for joy, all ye upright in heart.
Be glad in YHWH, and rejoice, you righteous, And sing, all you upright of heart!