Psalm 32

Psalm 32 (ESV)

Blessed Are the Forgiven

A Maskil of David.

 ¹ Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,
   whose sin is covered.
²Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity,
   and in whose spirit there is no deceit. ³For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away
   through my groaning all day long.
⁴For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
   my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer.
                         Selah
 ⁵I acknowledged my sin to you,
   and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,"
   and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
                         Selah
 ⁶Therefore let everyone who is godly
   offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found;
surely in the rush of great waters,
   they shall not reach him.
⁷You are a hiding place for me;
   you preserve me from trouble;
   you surround me with shouts of deliverance.
                         Selah
 ⁸I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
   I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
⁹ Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
   which must be curbed with bit and bridle,
   or it will not stay near you.
 ¹⁰ Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
   but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the LORD.
¹¹ Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, O righteous,
   and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!