Psalm 32

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The Joy of Forgiveness

¹Of David. A Maskil.^a

Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven,

whose sins are covered.^b

¹Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he with transgression lifted, with sin is covered.

²Blessed is the man

whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him,^a

in whose spirit there is no deceit.

²Blessed is the man for whom YHWH does not reckon iniquity, and in his spirit is no deceit.

³When I kept silent, my bones became brittle

from my groaning all day long.

³When I remained silent, my bones were worn out by my groaning all the day.

⁴For day and night

Your hand was heavy upon me;

my strength was drained^a

as in the summer heat.

Selah

⁴For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my juice was overturned, as in the drought of summer. Selah

⁵Then I acknowledged my sin to You

and did not hide my iniquity.

I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”

and You forgave the guilt of my sin.

Selah

⁵I made known to You my sin, and my iniquity I did not hide; I said, “I will make confession over my transgressions to YHWH,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah

⁶Therefore let all the godly pray to You

while You may be found.

Surely when great waters rise,

they will not come near.

⁶upon thus, let every godly one pray to You, in a time to find; even with a flood of great waters toward him, they shall not touch him.

⁷You are my hiding place.

You protect me from trouble;

You surround me with songs of deliverance.

Selah

⁷You are a hiding place unto me; from distress you keep me; with shouts of deliverance, You will surround me. Selah

⁸I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go;

I will give you counsel and watch over you.

⁸I will instruct you and direct you in the way that you should go; with My eye I will give counsel concerning you.

⁹Do not be like the horse or mule,

which have no understanding;

they must be controlled with bit and bridle

to make them come to you.

⁹You should not be like a horse, like a mule without understanding, with bit and bridle to curb its ornaments, that there is no coming near to you.

¹⁰Many are the sorrows of the wicked,

but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.

¹⁰Many are the pains of the wicked, and the one trusting in YHWH, loving devotion shall surround him.

¹¹Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones;

shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

¹¹Be glad in YHWH and rejoice, O righteous ones, and shout for joy, all upright of heart!