Blessed Are the Forgiven

32 A Maskil1 of David.

1  jBlessed is the one whose ktransgression is forgiven,

whose sin is covered.

2  Blessed is the man against whom the Lord lcounts no iniquity,

and in whose spirit mthere is no deceit.

3  For when I kept silent, my nbones wasted away

through my ogroaning all day long.

4  For day and night your phand was heavy upon me;

my strength was dried up2 as by the heat of summer. Selah

5  I qacknowledged my sin to you,

and I did not cover my iniquity;

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

and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

6  Therefore let everyone who is sgodly

offer prayer to you at a time when you tmay be found;

surely in the rush of ugreat waters,

they shall not reach him.

7  You are a vhiding place for me;

you preserve me from wtrouble;

you surround me with xshouts of deliverance. Selah

8  I will yinstruct you and teach you in the way you should go;

I will zcounsel you with my eye upon you.

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

which must be curbed with bbit and bridle,

or it will not stay near you.

10  cMany are the sorrows of the wicked,

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

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

and fshout for joy, all you gupright in heart!