Psalms - Chapter 32

God Forgives Those Who Confess Their Sins

¹ A Psalm of David. A Contemplation. Blessed [is he whose] transgression [is] forgiven, [Whose] sin [is] covered.

² Blessed [is] the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit [there 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!