32:1  A Psalm of David. A Contemplation. Blessed is the man whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

32:2  Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not impute iniquity and in whose spirit there is no guile.

32:3  When I kept silent, my bones wore away through my groaning all the day long,

32:4  For by day and by night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer. Selah.

32:5  I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, "I will confess my transgression to the LORD," and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

32:6  For this reason let every godly one pray to You in a time when You may be found; surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come near him.

32:7  You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall encircle me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

32:8  You said, "I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you, My eye shall be upon you.

32:9  Be not 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."

32:10  The wicked has many sorrows, but His steadfast love surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.

32:11  Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous; and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.