Psalm 32

Blessed Are the Forgiven

1Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,[#Rom. 4:7, 8; Ps. 85:2; #Ex. 34:7; John 1:29]

whose sin is covered.

2Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity,[#2 Cor. 5:19]

and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

3For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away[#Ps. 31:10]

through my groaning all day long.

4For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;[#1 Sam. 5:6, 11; Ps. 38:2]

my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah

5I acknowledged my sin to you,[#Ps. 51:3]

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[#Ps. 30:4]

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;[#Ps. 91:1; 119:114; Ps. 27:5; 31:20]

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;[#Ps. 25:8, 12]

I will counsel you with my eye upon you.

9Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,[#Prov. 26:3; Job 35:11]

which must be curbed with bit and bridle,

or it will not stay near you.

10Many are the sorrows of the wicked,[#Prov. 13:21; Rom. 2:9]

but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord .

11Be glad in the Lord , and rejoice, O righteous,[#Ps. 64:10; 68:3; 97:12; Ps. 33:1]

and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

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