Psalms 32
1 David’s An Instructive Psalm. How happy is he whose transgression is forgiven! whose sin is pardoned!
To David himself, understanding. Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
2 How happy the son of earth, to whom Yahweh will not reckon iniquity! and in whose spirit is no guile!
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
3 When I kept silence, my bones became worn out, Through my groaning all the day;
Because I was silent my bones grew old; whilst I cried out all the day long.
4 For, day and night, heavy upon me, was thy hand, —Changed was my life-sap into the drought of summer. (Selah)
For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: I am turned in my anguish, whilst the thorn is fastened.
5 My sin, would I own unto thee, and, mine iniquity, not hide, I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Yahweh, And, thou, didst forgive the iniquity of my sin. (Selah)
I have acknowledged my sin to thee, and my injustice I have not concealed. I said I will confess against myself my injustice to the Lord: and thou hast forgiven the wickedness of my sin.
6 For this cause, will every man of lovingkindness pray unto thee, in time to obtain, —Surely, in the overflow of many waters, unto him, shall they not reach.
For this shall every one that is holy pray to thee in a seasonable time. And yet in a flood of many waters, they shall not come nigh unto him.
7 Thou, art a hiding-place for me, From distress, wilt thou preserve me, —With shouts of deliverance, wilt thou compass me about. (Selah)
Thou art my refuge from the trouble which hath encompassed me: my joy, deliver me from them that surround me.
8 I will make thee discreet, I will point out to thee the way which thou must go, I will fix upon thee mine eye.
I will give thee understanding, and I will instruct thee in this way, in which thou shalt go: I will fix my eyes upon thee.
9 Do not ye become like a horse, like a mule, without discernment, —With the bit and bridle of his mouth, [hast thou] to restrain him, —He will not come near unto thee.
Do not become like the horse and the mule, who have no understanding. With bit and bridle bind fast their jaws, who come not near unto thee.
10 Many pains, hath the lawless one, —But, he that trusteth in Yahweh, Lovingkindness, shall compass him about.
Many are the scourges of the sinner, but mercy shall encompass him that hopeth in the Lord.
11 Rejoice in Yahweh and exult, O ye righteous, Yea, shout in triumph, all ye upright in heart!
Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye just, and glory, all ye right of heart.
