Psalm 32
By David. A contemplative psalm.
1 Blessed
is he whose disobedience
is forgiven,
whose sin is
covered.
2 Blessed is
the man to whom
the LORD doesn’t
impute iniquity,
in whose spirit
there is no
deceit.
3 When
I kept silence,
my bones wasted
away through my
groaning all day
long.
4 For
day and night
your hand was
heavy on me.
My strength
was sapped in the
heat of summer.
Selah.
5 I
acknowledged my
sin to you.
I didn’t hide my
iniquity.
I said, I will
confess my
transgressions to
the LORD,
and you forgave
the iniquity of
my sin.
Selah.
6 For
this, let everyone
who is godly
pray to you
in a time
when you may
be found.
Surely when the
great waters overflow,
they shall not
reach to him.
7 You are my
hiding place.
You will preserve
me from trouble.
You will surround
me with songs of
deliverance.
Selah.
8 I
will instruct you
and teach you
in the way
which you shall
go.
I will counsel
you with my
eye on you.
9 Don’t be
like the horse,
or like the
mule, which have
no understanding,
who are controlled by
bit and bridle,
or else they will
not come near
to you.
10 Many
sorrows come to
the wicked,
but loving kindness
shall surround him
who trusts in the
LORD.
11 Be
glad in the
LORD, and rejoice,
you righteous!
Shout for joy,
all you who
are upright in
heart!