Psalms 32

1 David’s An Instructive Psalm. How happy is he whose transgression is forgiven! whose sin is pardoned!

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

2 How happy the son of earth, to whom Yahweh will not reckon iniquity! and in whose spirit is no guile!

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

3 When I kept silence, my bones became worn out, Through my groaning all the day;

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

4 For, day and night, heavy upon me, was thy hand, —Changed was my life-sap into the drought of summer. (Selah)

When by day and by night Your hand is heavy on me, My moisture has been changed Into the droughts of summer. (Selah)

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 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)

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 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.

7 Thou, art a hiding-place for me, From distress, wilt thou preserve me, —With shouts of deliverance, wilt thou compass me about. (Selah)

You [are] a hiding place for me, You keep me from distress, Surround me [with] songs of deliverance. (Selah)

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 cause you to act wisely, And direct you in the way that you go, I cause My eye to take counsel concerning you.

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 be as a horse—as a mule, Without understanding, With bridle and bit, its ornaments, to curb, Not to come near to you.

10 Many pains, hath the lawless one, —But, he that trusteth in Yahweh, Lovingkindness, shall compass him about.

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

11 Rejoice in Yahweh and exult, O ye righteous, Yea, shout in triumph, all ye upright in heart!

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