Psalms 32

Psalm 32

The Joy of Forgiveness

1Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven,[#Ps 85.2]

whose sin is covered.

2Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity[#Jn 1.47; 2 Cor 5.19]

and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

3While I kept silent, my body wasted away[#Ps 31.10; 38.8; 39.2, 3]

through my groaning all day long.

4For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;[#Job 33.7]

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

5Then I acknowledged my sin to you,[#Lev 26.40; Ps 103.12]

and I did not hide my iniquity;

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

and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah

6Therefore let all who are faithful[#Ps 69.13; 144.7; Isa 43.2]

offer prayer to you;

at a time of distress, the rush of mighty waters

shall not reach them.

7You are a hiding place for me;[#Ex 15.1; Ps 31.20; 121.7]

you preserve me from trouble;

you surround me with glad cries of deliverance. Selah

8I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go;[#Ps 25.8; 33.18]

I will counsel you with my eye upon you.

9Do not be like a horse or a mule, without understanding,[#Jas 3.3]

whose temper must be curbed with bit and bridle,

else it will not stay near you.

10Many are the torments of the wicked,[#Prov 16.20; Rom 2.9]

but steadfast love surrounds those who trust in the Lord .

11Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, O righteous,[#Ps 64.10]

and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

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