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Psalms 32

Royal Kingdom

The Joy of Forgiveness
A Psalm of David.
A Maskil.

1

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

2

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

3

When I declared not my sin, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long.

4

For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried upas by the heat of summer.Selah

5

I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not hide my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord”; then you forgave the guilt of my sin.Selah

6

Therefore let every one who is godly offer prayer to you; at a time of distress, in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him.

7

You are a hiding place for me, you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with deliverance.Selah

8

I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.

9

Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, else it will not keep with you.

10

Many are the pangs of the wicked; but steadfast love surrounds him who trusts in the Lord.

11

Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

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