| 1 | Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is he who has forgiveness of his transgression continually exercised upon him, whose sin is covered. |
| 2 | Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity and in whose spirit there is no deceit. |
| 3 | When I kept silence [before I confessed], my bones wasted away through my groaning all the day long. |
| 4 | For day and night Your hand [of displeasure] was heavy upon me; my moisture was turned into the drought of summer.
Selah
[pause, and calmly think of that]! |
| 5 | I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I did not hide. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the Lord [continually unfolding the past till all is told]—then You [instantly] forgave me the guilt
and
iniquity of my sin.
Selah
[pause, and calmly think of that]! |
| 6 | For this [forgiveness] let everyone who is godly pray—pray to You in a time when You may be found; surely when the great waters [of trial] overflow, they shall not reach [the spirit in] him. |
| 7 | You are a hiding place for me; You, Lord, preserve me from trouble, You surround me with songs
and
shouts of deliverance.
Selah
[pause, and calmly think of that]! |
| 8 | I [the Lord] will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you. |
| 9 | Be not like the horse or the mule, which lack understanding, which must have their mouths held firm with bit and bridle, or else they will not come with you. |
| 10 | Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but he who trusts in, relies on,
and
confidently leans on the Lord shall be compassed about with mercy
and
with loving-kindness. |
| 11 | Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you [uncompromisingly] righteous [you who are upright and in right standing with Him]; shout for joy, all you upright in heart! |
Cross references:
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Psalm 32:2 : Rom. 4:7, 8.
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