Psalms 32

1 Those whom God has forgiven for rebelling against him, whose stains [MET] of sin have been wiped away, are truly blessed [by God]!

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

2 Those whose record of their sins Yahweh has erased, those who no longer do deceitful things, are [truly] blessed [by God]!

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

3 When I did not confess my sins, (my body/I) was very weak and sick, and I groaned (all day long/continually).

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

4 Day and night, [Yahweh], you [SYN] punished me severely. My strength drained away like [water that] ([evaporates/dries up]) on a hot summer [day].

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

5 [Then/Finally] I admitted/confessed my sins to you; I stopped trying to hide them. (Think about that!) I said [to myself], “I will confess to Yahweh the wrong things that I have done.” And [when I confessed them], you forgave me, so now I (am no longer guilty/will no longer be punished) for my sins.

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 Therefore, the people who are godly should pray to you [when they] (realize that they have sinned/have difficulties). If they pray to you, [difficulties] [MET] will not overwhelm them [like] a great flood.

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 You are [like] a place where I can hide [from my enemies] [MET], you protect me from troubles, and you (enable me/[put people around me who will enable me]) to shout, praising you for saving me [from my enemies].

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

8 [Yahweh says], “I will teach you about how you should conduct your life. I will instruct you and watch over you.

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 be stupid like horses and mules that do not have understanding; they need (bits/pieces of metal put in their mouths) and (bridles/ropes fastened to their head) so they will go in the direction you want them to go.”

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 Wicked people will have many [troubles that will make them] sad, but those who trust in Yahweh will experience him faithfully loving them all the time.

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

11 [So, all] you righteous people, rejoice about what Yahweh [has done for you]; you whose (inner beings/lives) are pure, be glad and shout joyfully!

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