Psalms 32

1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

By David. A contemplative psalm. Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

2 Blessed is the man to whom the LORD imputes not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

Blessed is the man to whom the LORD doesn’t impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

4 For day and night your hand was heavy on me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. (Selah)

For day and night your hand was heavy on me. My strength was sapped in the heat of summer. (Selah)

5 I acknowledge my sin to you, and my iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the LORD; and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. (Selah)

I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the LORD, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. (Selah)

6 For this shall every one that is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come near to him.

For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.

7 You are my hiding place; you shall preserve me from trouble; you shall compass me about with songs of deliverance. (Selah)

You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. (Selah)

8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go: I will guide you with my eye.

I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.

9 Be you not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near to you.

Don’t be like the horse, or like the mule, which have no understanding, who are controlled by bit and bridle, or else they will not come near to you.

10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusts in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.

Many sorrows come to the wicked, but loving kindness shall surround him who trusts in the LORD.

11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, you righteous: and shout for joy, all you that are upright in heart.

Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, you righteous! Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!