Psalms 32

1 AN INSTRUCTION OF DAVID. O the blessedness of him whose transgression [is] forgiven, Whose sin is covered.

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

2 O the blessedness of a man, To whom YHWH does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.

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

3 When I have kept silence, my bones have become old, Through my roaring all the day.

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

4 When by day and by night Your hand is heavy on me, My moisture has been changed Into the droughts 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 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)

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 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.

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 You [are] a hiding place for me, You keep me from distress, Surround me [with] songs of deliverance. (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 cause you to act wisely, And direct you in the way that you go, I cause My eye to take counsel concerning you.

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

9 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.

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

10 Many [are] the pains of the wicked; As for him who is trusting in YHWH, Kindness surrounds him.

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

11 Be glad in YHWH, and rejoice, you righteous, And sing, all you upright of heart!

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