To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
[32:1] Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
[32:2] Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
[32:3] For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.
[32:4] For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer.
[32:5] I 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.
[32:6] Therefore 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.
[32:7] You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance.
[32:8] I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
[32:9] Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you.
[32:10] Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord.
[32:11] Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!