< Psalms 32 >

1 AN INSTRUCTION OF DAVID. O the blessedness of him whose transgression [is] forgiven, Whose sin is covered. 2 O the blessedness of a man, To whom YHWH does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit. 3 When I have kept silence, my bones have become old, Through my roaring all the day. 4 When by day and by night Your hand is heavy on me, My moisture has been changed Into the droughts of summer. (Selah) 5 I cause You to know my sin, And I have not covered my iniquity. I have said, “I confess to YHWH concerning My transgressions,” And You have taken away the iniquity of my sin. (Selah) 6 For every saintly one prays this to You, In the time to find [You]. Surely at an overflowing of many waters, They do not come to him. 7 You [are] a hiding place for me, You keep me from distress, Surround me [with] songs of deliverance. (Selah) 8 I cause you to act wisely, And direct you in the way that you go, I cause My eye to take counsel concerning you. 9 Do not be as a horse—as a mule, Without understanding, With bridle and bit, its ornaments, to curb, Not to come near to you. 10 Many [are] the pains of the wicked; As for him who is trusting in YHWH, Kindness surrounds him. 11 Be glad in YHWH, and rejoice, you righteous, And sing, all you upright of heart!

< Psalms 32 >