Psalms 32

1 David’s An Instructive Psalm. How happy is he whose transgression is forgiven! whose sin is pardoned!

[By David. A contemplative psalm.] Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

2 How happy the son of earth, to whom Yahweh will not reckon iniquity! and in whose spirit is no guile!

Happy is the one to whom Jehovah does not charge with sin, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

3 When I kept silence, my bones became worn out, Through my groaning all the day;

When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

4 For, day and night, heavy upon me, was thy hand, —Changed was my life-sap into the drought of summer. (Selah)

For day and night your hand was heavy on me to my destruction in the heat of summer. (Selah)

5 My sin, would I own unto thee, and, mine iniquity, not hide, I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Yahweh, And, thou, didst forgive the iniquity of my sin. (Selah)

I acknowledged my sin to you. I did not hide my iniquity. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to Jehovah," and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. (Selah)

6 For this cause, will every man of lovingkindness pray unto thee, in time to obtain, —Surely, in the overflow of many waters, unto him, shall they not reach.

For this, let everyone who is faithful pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.

7 Thou, art a hiding-place for me, From distress, wilt thou preserve me, —With shouts of deliverance, wilt thou compass me about. (Selah)

You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. (Selah)

8 I will make thee discreet, I will point out to thee the way which thou must go, I will fix upon thee mine eye.

I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.

9 Do not ye become like a horse, like a mule, without discernment, —With the bit and bridle of his mouth, [hast thou] to restrain him, —He will not come near unto thee.

Do not 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 pains, hath the lawless one, —But, he that trusteth in Yahweh, Lovingkindness, shall compass him about.

Many sorrows come to the wicked, but loving kindness shall surround him who trusts in Jehovah.

11 Rejoice in Yahweh and exult, O ye righteous, Yea, shout in triumph, all ye upright in heart!

Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, you righteous. Shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.