Psalms 32:3-8 in English

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

⁸ I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.

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.

⁸ Let all the earth fear the Lord; and let all that dwell in the world be moved because of him.

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.

⁸ I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

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.

⁸ I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

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.

⁸ Let all the earth fear the Lord; and let all that dwell in the world be moved because of him.

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

⁸ I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.

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.

⁸ Yahweh says, “I will teach you about how you should conduct your life. I will instruct you and watch over you.

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.

⁸ Let all the earth fear the Lord; and let all that dwell in the world be moved because of him.

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.

⁸ I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.

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.

⁸ I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.

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.

⁸ I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.

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.)

⁸ I will give you knowledge, teaching you the way to go; my eye will be your guide.

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.

⁸ I will instruct thee and teach thee the way in which thou shalt go; I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.

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.

⁸ Let all the earth fear the Lord, and let all the inhabitants of the world be in awe of him.

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.

⁸ “I will instruct you, teaching you the way to follow. I will advise you, watching out for you.

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.

⁸ I will instruct thee, and teache thee in the way that thou shalt goe, and I will guide thee with mine eye.

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

⁸ 'I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go; I will give counsel, Mine eye being upon thee.'

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.

⁸ I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

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.

⁸ I will instruct thee and I will teach thee concerning the way which thou oughtest to go: I will counsel thee with my eye.

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.

⁸ Let all the earth fear the Lord; And let all that dwell in the world be moved because of him.

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!”

⁸ The Boss says, “Listen to me! Don't be stupid like a horse or donkey. You must put a bridle on them. If you don't, they won't go where you want them to go. Don't be stupid like them. Should I have to put a bridle on you? No indeed! With my words I will teach you the way you should go. I will tell you what I want you to do. You should keep on paying attention to me.

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.

⁸ I will instruct thee, and show thee the way thou shouldst go; I will give thee counsel, and keep mine eye upon thee.

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

⁸ “With my eye steadfastly upon you, I will instruct and teach you The way you should go.

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

⁸ “With my eye steadfastly upon you, I will instruct and teach you The way you should go.

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·.

⁸ I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.

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

⁸ I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go. I will instruct you with my eye upon you.

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.

⁸ I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.

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.

⁸ I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.

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.

⁸ I will instruct thee, and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with my eye.

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.

⁸ I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.

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.

⁸ I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.

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.

⁸ I shall give understanding to thee, and I shall teach thee; in this way in which thou shalt go, I shall make steadfast mine eyes on thee.

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.)

⁸ I shall give understanding to thee, and I shall teach thee; in this way in which thou shalt go, I shall make steadfast mine eyes on thee. (And the Lord said, I shall give understanding to thee, and I shall teach thee the way in which thou should go; and I shall put my eyes steadfastly upon thee.)

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.

⁸ I cause thee to act wisely, And direct thee in the way that thou goest, I cause mine eye to take counsel concerning thee.