1 Blessed is he whose ^atransgression is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered. ‡

2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord ^adoes not impute iniquity,
And ^bin 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 ^ahand 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.
^aI said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah ‡