Psalm 32

Psalm 32

A Psalm of David. A Contemplation.

¹Blessed is he whose ^atransgression is forgiven,

Whose sin is covered.

²Blessed is the man to whom the Lord ^bdoes not ²impute iniquity,

And ^cin whose spirit there is no deceit.

³When I kept silent, my bones grew old

Through my groaning all the day long.

⁴For day and night Your ^dhand was heavy upon me;

My vitality was turned into the drought of summer.

Selah

⁵I acknowledged my sin to You,

And my iniquity I have not hidden.

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

And You forgave the iniquity of my sin.

Selah

^6fFor this cause everyone who is godly shall ^gpray to You

In a time when You may be found;

Surely in a flood of great waters

They shall not come near him.

^7hYou are my hiding place;

You shall preserve me from trouble;

You shall surround me with ⁱsongs of deliverance.

Selah

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

I will guide you with My eye.

⁹Do not be like the ^jhorse or like the mule,

Which have no understanding,

Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle,

Else they will not come near you.

^10kMany sorrows shall be to the wicked;

But ^lhe who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.

^11mBe glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous;

And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!