¹Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,[#Rom 4.7-8.]

whose sin is covered.

²Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity,

and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

³When I declared not my sin, my body wasted away

through my groaning all day long.

⁴For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me;

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

⁵I acknowledged my sin to thee,

and I did not hide my iniquity;

I said, “I will confess my trangressions to the Lord ”;

then thou didst forgive the guilt of my sin. Selah

⁶Therefore let every one who is godly

offer prayer to thee;

at a time of distress, in the rush of great waters,

they shall not reach him.

⁷Thou art a hiding place for me,

thou preservest me from trouble;

thou dost encompass me with deliverance. Selah

⁸I will instruct you and teach you

the way you should go;

I will counsel you with my eye upon you.

⁹Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,

which must be curbed with bit and bridle,

else it will not keep with you.

¹⁰Many are the pangs of the wicked;

but steadfast love surrounds him who trusts in the Lord .

¹¹Be glad in the Lord , and rejoice, O righteous,

and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!