A Psalm of David, Maschil
. Blessed
is he whose transgression
is forgiven
, whose sin
is covered
.
Blessed is the man
unto whom the LORD
imputeth
not iniquity
, and in whose spirit
there is no guile
.
When I kept silence, my bones
waxed old
through my roaring
all the day
long.
For day and night
thy hand
was heavy
upon me: my moisture
is turned
into the drought
of summer
. Selah
.
I acknowledged my sin
unto thee, and mine iniquity
have I not hid
. I said
, I will confess
my transgressions
unto the LORD
; and thou forgavest
the iniquity
of my sin
. Selah
.
For this shall every one that is godly pray
unto thee in a time
when thou mayest be found
: surely in the floods
of great
waters
they shall not come nigh
unto him.
Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve
me from trouble
; thou shalt compass
me about with songs
of deliverance
. Selah
.
I will instruct thee and teach
thee in the way
which
thou shalt go
: I will guide
thee with mine eye
.
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule
, which have no understanding
: whose mouth
must be held
in with bit
and bridle
, lest
they come near
unto thee.
Many sorrows
shall be to the wicked
: but he that trusteth
in the LORD
, mercy
shall compass
him about.
Be glad in the LORD
, and rejoice
, ye righteous
: and shout
for joy, all ye that are upright
in heart
.