[A Psalm] of instruction by David. 32:1
Blessed [are they] whose transgressions are forgiven, and who sins are
covered.
32:2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin, and whose
mouth there is no guile.
32:3 Because I kept silence, my bones waxed old, from my crying all the day.
32:4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: I became thoroughly
miserable while a thorn was fastened in [me]. Pause.
32:5 I acknowledged my sin, and hid not mine iniquity: I said, I will
confess mine iniquity to the Lord against myself; and thou forgavest the
ungodliness of my heart. Pause.
32:6 Therefore shall every holy one pray to thee in a fit time: only in the
deluge of many waters they shall not come nigh to him.
32:7 Thou art my refuge from the affliction that encompasses me; my joy, to
deliver me from them that have compassed me. Pause.
32:8 I will instruct thee and guide thee in this way wherein thou shalt go:
I will fix mine eyes upon thee.
32:9 Be ye not as horse and mule, which have no understanding; [but thou
must] constrain their jaws with bit and curb, lest they should come nigh to
thee.
32:10 Many are the scourges of the sinner: but him that hopes in the Lord
mercy shall compass about.
32:11 Be glad in the Lord, and exult, ye righteous: and glory, all ye that
are upright in heart. |
A [Psalm] of David, Maschil. 32:1 Blessed
is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
32:2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in
whose spirit there is no guile.
32:3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day
long.
32:4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned
into the drought of summer. Selah.
32:5 I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I
said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the
iniquity of my sin. Selah.
32:6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when
thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not
come nigh unto him.
32:7 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou
shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
32:8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I
will guide thee with mine eye.
32:9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding:
whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto
thee.
32:10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD,
mercy shall compass him about.
32:11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all
ye that are upright in heart. |