Psalms 32
1 A psalm of David. How happy are those whose wrongs are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
Of David. Instruction. Blessed is he [whose] transgression is forgiven, [whose] sin is covered!
2 How happy are those whose sins the Lord does not count against them, those who do not act deceptively.
Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah reckoneth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile!
3 When I kept quiet, my body fell apart as I groaned in distress all day long.
When I kept silence, my bones waxed old, through my groaning all the day long.
4 You beat me day and night, my strength dried up as in the heat of summer. (Selah)
For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me; my moisture was turned into the drought of summer. (Selah)
5 Then I confessed my sins to you. I did not hide the wrongs I had done. I said to myself, “I will confess my disobedience to the Lord,” and you forgave the guilt of my sins. (Selah)
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)
6 Therefore let all who are faithful pray to you while there's time, so when trouble comes in like a flood it will not overwhelm them.
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.
7 For you are my refuge, you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of salvation. (Selah)
Thou art a hiding-place for me; thou preservest me from trouble; thou dost encompass me with songs of deliverance. (Selah)
8 “I will instruct you, teaching you the way to follow. I will advise you, watching out for you.
I will instruct thee and teach thee the way in which thou shalt go; I will counsel [thee] with mine eye upon thee.
9 You mustn't be like a horse or a mule that doesn't know which way to go without a bit or a bridle. Otherwise they can't be controlled.”
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.
10 The wicked have many problems, but those who trust in the Lord will be surrounded by his never-failing love.
Many sorrows hath the wicked; but he that confideth in Jehovah, loving-kindness shall encompass him.
11 So be happy in the Lord and celebrate, you who do good. Shout for joy, all you who live right!
Rejoice in Jehovah, and be glad, ye righteous; and shout for joy, all ye upright in heart.
