Psalms 32

1 A Psalme of David to give instruction. Blessed is he whose wickednes is forgiuen, and whose sinne is couered.

Of David. Maschil. Happy is he who has forgiveness for his wrongdoing, and whose sin is covered.

2 Blessed is the man, vnto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquitie, and in whose spirite there is no guile.

Happy is the man in whom the Lord sees no evil, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

3 When I helde my tongue, my bones consumed, or when I roared all the day,

When I kept my mouth shut, my bones were wasted, because of my crying all through the day.

4 (For thine hand is heauie vpon me, day and night: and my moysture is turned into ye drought of summer. (Selah)

For the weight of your hand was on me day and night; my body became dry like the earth in summer. (Selah)

5 Then I acknowledged my sinne vnto thee, neither hid I mine iniquitie: for I thought, I will confesse against my selfe my wickednesse vnto the Lord, and thou forgauest the punishment of my sinne. (Selah)

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)

6 Therefore shall euery one, that is godly, make his prayer vnto thee in a time, when thou mayest be founde: surely in the flood of great waters they shall not come neere him.

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.

7 Thou art my secret place: thou preseruest me from trouble: thou compassest me about with ioyfull deliuerance. (Selah)

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)

8 I will instruct thee, and teache thee in the way that thou shalt goe, and I will guide thee with mine eye.

I will give you knowledge, teaching you the way to go; my eye will be your guide.

9 Be ye not like an horse, or like a mule, which vnderstand not: whose mouthes thou doest binde with bit and bridle, least they come neere thee.

Do not be like the horse or the ass, without sense; ...

10 Many sorowes shall come to the wicked: but he, that trusteth in the Lord, mercie shall compasse him.

The sinner will be full of trouble; but mercy will be round the man who has faith in the Lord.

11 Be glad ye righteous, and reioyce in the Lord, and be ioyfull all ye, that are vpright in heart.

Be glad in the Lord with joy, you upright men; give cries of joy, all you whose hearts are true.