PSALM 32
The Joy of Forgiveness
1 Blessed is he whose
transgression if forgiven,
Whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man to whom the
LORD does not impute
Iniquity,
And in whose spirit is no
Deceit.
3 When I kept silent, my bones' grew old
Through my groaning all the
Day long.
4 For day and night Your
hand was heavy upon me;
My vitality was turned into the
Drought of summer.
Selah
5 I acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I have not
Hidden.
I said, "I will confess my
Transgressions to the LORD,"
And You forgave the iniquity of
my sin
Selah
6 For this cause everyone who is
godly shall pray to You
In a time when You may be
Found;
Surely in a flood of great waters
They shall not come near him.
7 You are my hiding place;
You shall preserve me from
Trouble;
You shall surround me with
Songs of deliverance.
Selah
8 I will instruct you and teach you
in the way you should go;
I will guide you with My eye.
9 Do not be like the horse or like
the mule,
which have no understanding,
Which must be harnessed with
Bit and bridle,
Else they will not come near
You.
10 Many sorrows shall be to the
wicked;
But he who trusts in the LORD,
Mercy shall surround him.
11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoice,
you righteous;
And shout for joy, all you
Upright in heart!