Psalms 32
1 David’s An Instructive Psalm. How happy is he whose transgression is forgiven! whose sin is pardoned!
A psalm of David. A maschil. Blessed is the person 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!
Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh reckons no guilt 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 remained silent, my bones were wasting away while I groaned all 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 your hand was heavy upon me. My strength withered as in summer drought. (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)
Then I acknowledged my sin to you, and I no longer hid my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh,” and you forgave the guilt 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.
Because of this, all who are godly should pray to you at a time of great distress. Then when the surging waters overflow, they will not reach those people.
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 my hiding place; you will guard me from trouble. You will surround me with the songs of victory. (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 will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go. I will instruct you with my eye upon 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 like a horse or like a mule, which have no understanding; it is only with bridle and bit to control them that they will go where you want them to.
10 Many pains, hath the lawless one, —But, he that trusteth in Yahweh, Lovingkindness, shall compass him about.
The wicked have many sorrows, but Yahweh's covenant faithfulness will surround the one who trusts in him.
11 Rejoice in Yahweh and exult, O ye righteous, Yea, shout in triumph, all ye upright in heart!
Be glad in Yahweh, and rejoice, you righteous; shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.
