Psalm 32 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

Blessed Are the Forgiven

Psa 32:1

Psa 32:1A Maskil[fn] of David.
Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.

Psa 32:2

Psa 32:2Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity,
and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Psa 32:3

Psa 32:3For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.

Psa 32:4

Psa 32:4For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up[fn] as by the heat of summer. Selah

Psa 32:5

Psa 32:5I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

Psa 32:6

Psa 32:6Therefore let everyone who is godly
offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found;
surely in the rush of great waters,
they shall not reach him.

Psa 32:7

Psa 32:7You are a hiding place for me;
you preserve me from trouble;
you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah

Psa 32:8

Psa 32:8I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my eye upon you.

Psa 32:9

Psa 32:9Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
which must be curbed with bit and bridle,
or it will not stay near you.

Psa 32:10

Psa 32:10Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the LORD.

Psa 32:11

Psa 32:11Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, O righteous,
and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

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ESV Footnotes

(32:1)

Probably a musical or liturgical term

(32:4)

Hebrew my vitality was changed

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Psalm 32 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

Blessed Are the Forgiven

ESV Footnotes

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