Psalm 32

Psalm 32

A maskil of David.

¹Blessed is the one whose lawless acts are forgiven.

His sins have been taken away.

²Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord never counts against him.

He doesn’t want to cheat anyone.

³When I kept silent about my sin,

my body became weak

because I groaned all day long.

⁴Day and night

your heavy hand punished me.

I became weaker and weaker

as I do in the heat of summer. Selah

⁵Then I admitted my sin to you.

I didn’t cover up the wrong I had done.

I said, “I will admit my lawless acts to the Lord.”

And you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah

⁶Let everyone who is godly pray to you

while they can still look to you.

When troubles come like a flood,

they certainly won’t reach those who are godly.

⁷You are my hiding place.

You will keep me safe from trouble.

You will surround me with songs sung by those who praise you

because you save your people. Selah

⁸I will guide you and teach you the way you should go.

I will give you good advice and watch over you.

⁹Don’t be like the horse or the mule.

They can’t understand anything.

They have to be controlled by bits and bridles.

If they aren’t, they won’t come to you.

¹⁰Sinful people have all kinds of trouble.

But the Lord’s faithful love

is all around those who trust in him.

¹¹Be glad because of what the Lord has done for you.

Be joyful, you who do what is right!

Sing, all of you whose hearts are honest!