Psalms 32:1-7 in English

¹ A Psalm of David. Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.

² Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile.

³ When I kept silence, my bones wasted away Through my groaning all the day long.

⁴ For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: My moisture was changed as with the drought of summer. Selah

⁵ I acknowledged my sin unto thee, And mine iniquity did I not hide: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah; And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah

⁶ For this let every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: Surely when the great waters overflow they shall not reach unto him.

⁷ Thou art my hiding-place; thou wilt preserve me from trouble; Thou wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah

¹ A Psalm of David. Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; praise becomes the upright.

² Praise the Lord on the harp; play to him on a psaltery of ten strings.

³ Sing to him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

⁴ For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are faithful.

⁵ He loves mercy and judgment; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

⁶ By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

⁷ Who gathers the waters of the sea as in a bottle; who lays up the deeps in treasuries.

¹ A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

² Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

³ When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

⁴ For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

⁵ 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.

⁶ 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.

⁷ Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

¹ A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

² Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

³ When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

⁴ For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

⁵ 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.

⁶ 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.

⁷ Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

¹ (33) A Psalm of David. Rejoice in the Lord, you° righteous; praise becomes the upright.

² Praise the Lord on the harp; platy to him on a lute of ten strings.

³ Sing to him a new song; play skillfully with a loud noise.

⁴ For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are faithful.

⁵ He loves mercy and judgment; the earth is full the mercy of the Lord.

⁶ By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

⁷ Who gathers the waters of the sea as in a bottle; who lays up the deeps in treasuries.

¹ A Psalm of David. Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

² Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

³ When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

⁴ For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture was changed as with the drought of summer. Selah

⁵ 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

⁶ For this let every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely when the great waters overflow they shall not reach unto him.

⁷ Thou art my hiding place; thou wilt preserve me from trouble; thou wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah

¹ Those whom God has forgiven for rebelling against him, whose stains MET of sin have been wiped away, are truly blessed by God!

² Those whose record of their sins Yahweh has erased, those who no longer do deceitful things, are truly blessed by God*!

³ When I did not confess my sins, ◄my body/I► was very weak and sick, and I groaned ◄all day long/continually►.

⁴ Day and night, Yahweh, you SYN punished me severely. My strength drained away like water that ◄ evaporates/dries up► on a hot summer day.

⁵ Then/Finally I admitted/confessed my sins to you; I stopped trying to hide them. (Think about that!) I said to myself, “I will confess to Yahweh the wrong things that I have done.” And when I confessed them, you forgave me, so now I ◄am no longer guilty/will no longer be punished► for my sins.

⁶ Therefore, the people who are godly should pray to you when they ◄ realize that they have sinned/have difficulties►. If they pray to yout, difficulties MET will not overwhelm them like a great flood.

⁷ You are like a place where I can hide from my enemies MET, you protect me from troubles, and you ◄enable me/ put people around me who will enable me► to shout, praising you for saving me from my enemies.

¹ (33) A Psalm of David. Rejoice in the Lord, you° righteous; praise becomes the upright.

² Praise the Lord on the harp; platy to him on a lute of ten strings.

³ Sing to him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.

⁴ For the word of the Lord is right; and all his works are faithful.

⁵ He loves mercy and judgement; the earth is full the mercy of the Lord.

⁶ By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

⁷ Who gathers the waters of the sea as in a bottle; who lays up the deeps in treasuries.

¹ By David. A contemplative psalm. Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

² Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh doesn’t impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

³ When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

⁴ For day and night your hand was heavy on me. My strength was sapped in the heat of summer. Selah.

⁵ I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

⁶ For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.

⁷ You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

¹ By David. A contemplative psalm. Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

² Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh doesn’t impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

³ When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

⁴ For day and night your hand was heavy on me. My strength was sapped in the heat of summer. Selah.

⁵ I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

⁶ For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.

⁷ You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

¹ By David. A contemplative psalm. Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

² Blessed is the man to whom the LORD doesn’t impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

³ When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

⁴ For day and night your hand was heavy on me. My strength was sapped in the heat of summer. Selah.

⁵ I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the LORD, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

⁶ For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.

⁷ You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

¹ Of David. Maschil. Happy is he who has forgiveness for his wrongdoing, and whose sin is covered.

² Happy is the man in whom the Lord sees no evil, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

³ When I kept my mouth shut, my bones were wasted, because of my crying all through the day.

⁴ For the weight of your hand was on me day and night; my body became dry like the earth in summer. (Selah.)

⁵ I made my wrongdoing clear to you, and did not keep back my sin. I said, I will put it all before the Lord; and you took away my wrongdoing and my sin. (Selah.)

⁶ For this cause let every saint make his prayer to you at a time when you are near: then the overflowing of the great waters will not overtake him.

⁷ You are my safe and secret place; you will keep me from trouble; you will put songs of salvation on the lips of those who are round me. (Selah.)

¹ Of David. Instruction. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered!

² Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah reckoneth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile!

³ When I kept silence, my bones waxed old, through my groaning all the day long.

⁴ For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me; my moisture was turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

⁵ I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity I covered not; I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah, and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

⁶ For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee at a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they will not reach him.

⁷ Thou art a hiding-place for me; thou preservest me from trouble; thou dost encompass me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

¹ A psalm for David. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye just: praise becometh the upright.

² Give praise to the Lord on the harp; sing to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.

³ Sing to him a new canticle, sing well unto him with a loud noise.

⁴ For the word of the Lord is right, and all his works are done with faithfulness.

⁵ He loveth mercy and judgment; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

⁶ By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the power of them by the spirit of his mouth:

⁷ Gathering together the waters of the sea, as in a vessel; laying up the depths in storehouses.

¹ A psalm of David. How happy are those whose wrongs are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

² How happy are those whose sins the Lord does not count against them, those who do not act deceptively.

³ When I kept quiet, my body fell apart as I groaned in distress all day long.

⁴ You beat me day and night, my strength dried up as in the heat of summer. Selah.

⁵ Then I confessed my sins to you. I did not hide the wrongs I had done. I said to myself, “I will confess my disobedience to the Lord,” and you forgave the guilt of my sins. Selah.

⁶ Therefore let all who are faithful pray to you while there's time, so when trouble comes in like a flood it will not overwhelm them.

⁷ For you are my refuge, you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of salvation. Selah.

¹ A Psalme of David to give instruction. Blessed is he whose wickednes is forgiuen, and whose sinne is couered.

² Blessed is the man, vnto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquitie, and in whose spirite there is no guile.

³ When I helde my tongue, my bones consumed, or when I roared all the day,

⁴ (For thine hand is heauie vpon me, day and night: and my moysture is turned into ye drought of summer. Selah)

⁵ Then I acknowledged my sinne vnto thee, neither hid I mine iniquitie: for I thought, I will confesse against my selfe my wickednesse vnto the Lord, and thou forgauest the punishment of my sinne. Selah.

⁶ Therefore shall euery one, that is godly, make his prayer vnto thee in a time, when thou mayest be founde: surely in the flood of great waters they shall not come neere him.

⁷ Thou art my secret place: thou preseruest me from trouble: thou compassest me about with ioyfull deliuerance. Selah.

¹ A Psalm of David. Maschil. Happy is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is pardoned.

² Happy is the man unto whom the LORD counteth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

³ When I kept silence, my bones wore away through my groaning all the day long.

⁴ For day and night Thy hand was heavy upon me; my sap was turned as in the droughts of summer. Selah

⁵ I acknowledged my sin unto Thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid; I said: 'I will make confession concerning my transgressions unto the LORD' — and Thou, Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah

⁶ For this let every one that is godly pray unto Thee in a time when Thou mayest be found; surely, when the great waters overflow, they will not reach unto him.

⁷ Thou art my hiding-place; Thou wilt preserve me from the adversary; with songs of deliverance Thou wilt compass me about. Selah

¹ A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

² Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile.

³ When I kept silence, my bones waxed old Through my roaring all the day long.

⁴ For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: My moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

⁵ 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.

⁶ 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.

⁷ Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

¹ “Of David: a Maskil.” Happy is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

² Happy is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

³ When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my crying all the day.

⁴ For by day and night lay thy hand heavily upon me: my life's moisture hath been changed through the droughts of summer. Selah.

⁵ My sin do I ever acknowledge unto thee, and my iniquity have I not covered up. I said, I will make confession because of my transgressions unto the Lord: and thou truly forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

⁶ For this shall every pious one pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely then when great waters overflow, they shall never reach unto him.

⁷ Thou art my hiding-place; from distress wilt thou preserve me; with songs of deliverance wilt thou encompass me. Selah.

¹ A Psalm of David. Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; Praise becomes the upright.

² Praise the Lord on the harp; Play to him on a psaltery of ten strings.

³ Sing to him a new song; Play skillfully with a loud noise.

⁴ For the word of the Lord is right; And all his works are faithful.

⁵ He loves mercy and judgment; The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

⁶ By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

⁷ Who gathers the waters of the sea as in a bottle; Who lays up the deeps in treasuries.

¹ Some people have done badly, but they told God they were sorry, and he let them off. Now they are very happy.

² Some people have done badly, but they told God they were sorry, they did not try to deceive him, and he did not growl at them. Now they are very happy.

³ Previously I did badly and I did not tell God about it. Because of that I kept on crying all day long, I was exhausted by the crying.

⁴ Day by day, night by night, you made it hard for me, Lord. I was weakened completely. In the summer the sun pierces the water and dries it up. In that same way you growled at me, Lord, and I became very weak and thin, I nearly died.

⁵ Then I told you true, like that I had done badly. I did not try to hide from you, I decided I would tell you the whole story, I told you I was ashamed of myself. Because of that you let me off completely.

⁶ Therefore all your people, the ones who believe in you, should tell you about their problems. They should ask you, “God, what should I do about this?” With doing that they will go well. When really big trouble comes for them, like a big flood rushing along in a creek, you will care for them, that trouble will not get high enough to carry them away.

⁷ I am safe when I am with you, You will keep me well when trouble might hurt me. You take my part. Therefore I sing loudly, “Ngarrka has saved me!”

¹ “A psalm of David.” Happy is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is pardoned!

² Happy the man to whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile!

³ While I kept silence, my bones were wasted, By reason of my groaning all the day long.

⁴ For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me; My moisture dried up, as in summer's drought.

⁵ At length I acknowledged to thee my sin, And did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgression to the LORD;” And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin! Pause.

⁶ Therefore shall every pious man pray to thee, while thou mayst be found; Surely the floods of great waters shall not come near him.

⁷ Thou art my hiding-place; thou preservest me from trouble; Thou compassest me about with songs of deliverance. Pause.

¹ Of David. A maskil. Happy those whose transgression is pardoned, whose sin is covered.

² Happy are those, free from falseness of spirit, to whom the Lord reckons no debt of guilt.

³ When I held my peace, my bones wore away with my endless groaning;

⁴ for day and night did your hand lie heavy upon me. The sap of my life was dried up as with fierce summer-heat. Selah

⁵ I began to acknowledge my sin, not concealing my guilt; and the moment I vowed to confess to the Lord my transgression, then you yourself did pardon the guilt of my sin. Selah

⁶ For this cause let all who are faithful pray to you in the time of distress; then, when the great waters rush, they will not reach to him.

⁷ For you are my shelter, you protect me from trouble, and surround me with deliverance. Selah

¹ Of David. A maskil. Happy those whose transgression is pardoned, whose sin is covered.

² Happy are those, free from falseness of spirit, to whom the Lord reckons no debt of guilt.

³ When I held my peace, my bones wore away with my endless groaning;

⁴ for day and night did your hand lie heavy upon me. The sap of my life was dried up as with fierce summer-heat. Selah

⁵ I began to acknowledge my sin, not concealing my guilt; and the moment I vowed to confess to the Lord my transgression, then you yourself did pardon the guilt of my sin. Selah

⁶ For this cause let all who are faithful pray to you in the time of distress; then, when the great waters rush, they will not reach to him.

⁷ For you are my shelter, you protect me from trouble, and surround me with deliverance. Selah

¹ Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

² Blessed is the man to whom Adonai does not impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

³ When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

⁴ For day and night your hand was heavy on me. My strength was sapped in the heat of summer. Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

⁵ I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will yadah ·extend hands in confession· of my transgressions to Adonai , and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

⁶ For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.

⁷ You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah ·contemplation with musical interlude·.

¹ A psalm of David. A maschil. Blessed is the person whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

² Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh reckons no guilt and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

³ When I remained silent, my bones were wasting away while I groaned all day long.

⁴ For day and night your hand was heavy upon me. My strength withered as in summer drought. Selah

⁵ Then I acknowledged my sin to you, and I no longer hid my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh,” and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah

⁶ Because of this, all who are godly should pray to you at a time of great distress. Then when the surging waters overflow, they will not reach those people.

⁷ You are my hiding place; you will guard me from trouble. You will surround me with the songs of victory. Selah

¹ By David. A contemplative psalm. Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

² Blessed is the man to whom Yahweh doesn’t impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

³ When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

⁴ For day and night your hand was heavy on me. My strength was sapped in the heat of summer. Selah.

⁵ I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

⁶ For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.

⁷ You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

¹ By David. A contemplative psalm. Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

² Blessed is the man to whom the LORD doesn’t impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

³ When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

⁴ For day and night your hand was heavy on me. My strength was sapped in the heat of summer. Selah.

⁵ I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the LORD, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

⁶ For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.

⁷ You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

¹ A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

² Blessed is the man to whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

³ When I kept silence, my bones became old through my roaring all the day long.

⁴ For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drouth of summer. Selah.

⁵ I acknowledged my sin to thee, and my iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

⁶ For this shall every one that is godly pray to thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh to him.

⁷ Thou art my hiding place; thou wilt preserve me from trouble; thou wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

¹ By David. A contemplative psalm. Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

² Blessed is the man to whom the LORD doesn’t impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

³ When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

⁴ For day and night your hand was heavy on me. My strength was sapped in the heat of summer. Selah.

⁵ I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the LORD, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

⁶ For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.

⁷ You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

¹ By David. A contemplative psalm. Blessed is he whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

² Blessed is the man to whom the LORD doesn’t impute iniquity, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

³ When I kept silence, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

⁴ For day and night your hand was heavy on me. My strength was sapped in the heat of summer. Selah.

⁵ I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the LORD, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

⁶ For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.

⁷ You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

¹ Learning to David. The under-standing of David. Blessed be they, whose wickedness be forgiven; and whose sins be covered.

² Blessed is the man, to whom the Lord areckoned not sin; neither guile is in his spirit.

³ For I was still, my bones waxed eld; while I cried all day.

⁴ For by day and night thine hand was made grievous on me; I am turned in my wretchedness, while the thorn is set in.

⁵ I made my sin known to thee; and I hid not my unrightfulness. I said, I shall acknowledge against me mine unrightfulness to the Lord; and thou hast forgiven the wickedness of my sin.

⁶ For this thing each holy man shall pray to thee; in covenable time. Nevertheless in the great flood of many waters; they shall not nigh to thee.

⁷ Thou art my refuge from tribulation, that encompassed me; thou, my fully joying or full out joy, deliver me from them that encompass me.

¹ Learning to David. The understanding of David. Blessed be they, whose wickedness be forgiven; and whose sins be covered. (A teaching by David. Happy be they, whose wickedness be forgiven; and whose sins be covered.)

² Blessed is the man, to whom the Lord areckoned not sin; neither guile is in his spirit. (Happy is the person, to whom the Lord did not reckon any sin; and there is no deceit in his spirit.)

³ For I was still, my bones waxed eld; while I cried all day. (For when I kept silent or For when I did not confess my sins, my bones grew old; while I cried all day long.)

⁴ For by day and night thine hand was made grievous on me (or And day and night thy hand was heavy upon me); I am turned in my wretchedness, while the thorn is set in.

⁵ (Then) I made my sin known to thee; and I hid not my unrightfulness. I said, I shall acknowledge against me mine unrightfulness to the Lord; and thou hast forgiven the wickedness of my sin.

⁶ For this thing each holy man shall pray to thee; in covenable time. Nevertheless in the great flood of many waters; they shall not (come) nigh to thee. (For this thing, each holy man shall pray to thee; in his time of need. And then, in the great flood of many troubles, none shall come near him.)

⁷ Thou art my refuge from tribulation, that (en)compassed me; thou, my fully joying, deliver me from them that (en)compass me. (Thou art my refuge, from the troubles that surround me; thou, my full out joy, deliver me from those who surround me.)

¹ By David. — An Instruction. O the happiness of him whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.

² O the happiness of a man, To whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit.

³ When I have kept silence, become old have my bones, Through my roaring all the day.

⁴ When by day and by night Thy hand is heavy upon me, My moisture hath been changed Into the droughts of summer. Selah.

⁵ My sin I cause Thee to know, And mine iniquity I have not covered. I have said, 'I confess concerning My transgressions to Jehovah,' And Thou — Thou hast taken away, The iniquity of my sin. Selah.

⁶ For this doth every saintly one pray to Thee, As the time to find. Surely at an overflowing of many waters, Unto him they come not.

⁷ Thou art a hiding-place for me, From distress Thou dost keep me, With songs of deliverance dost compass me. Selah.