< Psalms 32 >

1 [A Psalm] of instruction by David. Blessed [are they] whose transgressions are forgiven, and who sins are covered.
לְדָוִד מַשְׂכִּיל אַשְׁרֵי נְֽשׂוּי־פֶּשַׁע כְּסוּי חֲטָאָֽה׃
2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin, and whose mouth there is no guile.
אַשְֽׁרֵי אָדָם לֹא יַחְשֹׁב יְהֹוָה לוֹ עָוֺן וְאֵין בְּרוּחוֹ רְמִיָּֽה׃
3 Because I kept silence, my bones waxed old, from my crying all the day.
כִּֽי־הֶחֱרַשְׁתִּי בָּלוּ עֲצָמָי בְּשַׁאֲגָתִי כׇּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃
4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me: I became thoroughly miserable while a thorn was fastened in [me]. (Pause)
כִּי ׀ יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה תִּכְבַּד עָלַי יָדֶךָ נֶהְפַּךְ לְשַׁדִּי בְּחַרְבֹנֵי קַיִץ סֶֽלָה׃
5 I acknowledged my sin, and hid not mine iniquity: I said, I will confess mine iniquity to the Lord against myself; and you forgave the ungodliness of my heart. (Pause)
חַטָּאתִי אוֹדִיעֲךָ וַעֲוֺנִי לֹֽא־כִסִּיתִי אָמַרְתִּי אוֹדֶה עֲלֵי פְשָׁעַי לַיהֹוָה וְאַתָּה נָשָׂאתָ עֲוֺן חַטָּאתִי סֶֽלָה׃
6 Therefore shall every holy one pray to you in a fit time: only in the deluge of many waters they shall not come near to him.
עַל־זֹאת יִתְפַּלֵּל כׇּל־חָסִיד ׀ אֵלֶיךָ לְעֵת מְצֹא רַק לְשֵׁטֶף מַיִם רַבִּים אֵלָיו לֹא יַגִּֽיעוּ׃
7 You are my refuge from the affliction that encompasses me; my joy, to deliver me from them that have compassed me. (Pause)
אַתָּה ׀ סֵתֶר לִי מִצַּר תִּצְּרֵנִי רׇנֵּי פַלֵּט תְּסוֹבְבֵנִי סֶֽלָה׃
8 I will instruct you and guide you in this way wherein you shall go: I will fix mine eyes upon you.
אַשְׂכִּֽילְךָ ׀ וְֽאוֹרְךָ בְּדֶֽרֶךְ־זוּ תֵלֵךְ אִיעֲצָה עָלֶיךָ עֵינִֽי׃
9 Be you not as horse and mule, which have no understanding; [but you must] constrain their jaws with bit and curb, lest they should come near to you.
אַל־תִּהְיוּ ׀ כְּסוּס כְּפֶרֶד אֵין הָבִין בְּמֶתֶג־וָרֶסֶן עֶדְיוֹ לִבְלוֹם בַּל קְרֹב אֵלֶֽיךָ׃
10 Many are the scourges of the sinner: but him that hopes in the Lord mercy shall compass about.
רַבִּים מַכְאוֹבִים לָרָשָׁע וְהַבּוֹטֵחַ בַּֽיהֹוָה חֶסֶד יְסוֹבְבֶֽנּוּ׃
11 Be glad in the Lord, and exult, you righteous: and glory, all you that are upright in heart.
שִׂמְחוּ בַיהֹוָה וְגִילוּ צַדִּיקִים וְהַרְנִינוּ כׇּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃

< Psalms 32 >