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Psalms 32

Blessed is the one whose wrongdoing is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man the LORD doesn't count wrongdoing against, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. When I kept silent, my bones grew old through my groaning all day long. Day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength dried up like the heat of summer. Selah.

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Happy is the one

Blessed is the one whose wrongdoing is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man the LORD doesn't count wrongdoing against, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. When I kept silent, my bones grew old through my groaning all day long. Day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength dried up like the heat of summer. Selah. I acknowledged my sin to you and didn't hide my wrongdoing. I said, 'I'll confess my wrongdoings to the LORD,' and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah. For this, everyone who is godly should pray to you while you may be found. Surely when the great waters rise, they won't reach him. You are my hiding place. You'll protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of rescue. Selah. I'll instruct you and teach you the way you should go. I'll guide you with my eye. Don't be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding and must be held with bit and bridle or they won't come near you. The wicked have many sorrows, but mercy surrounds the one who trusts in the LORD. Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous. Shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

Happy is the one whose rebellion is lifted off, whose sin is covered. Happy is the man the Lord doesn't count wrongdoing against, and whose spirit has no cheating in it. When I kept quiet, my bones wore out with my roaring all day long. Because your hand was heavy on me day and night. The sap in me turned into the dryness of summer. I owned up to my sin to you and didn't cover my wrongdoing. I said, I'll confess my rebellions to the Lord — and you lifted off the guilt of my sin. So let everyone who's faithful pray to you while you can be found. When the great waters flood, they won't reach him. You're my hiding place. You'll keep me from trouble. You'll surround me with songs of getting out. I'll make you wise and teach you the way you should go. I'll give you counsel with my eye on you. Don't be like a horse or a mule with no sense, that has to be held in with bit and bridle or it won't come near you. The wicked man has plenty of sorrows, but faithful love will surround the one who trusts in the Lord. Be glad in the Lord and celebrate, you righteous. Sing out, all you upright in heart.

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.

1

Blessed is the one whose wrongdoing is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

Plain English

Happy is the one whose rebellion is lifted off, whose sin is covered.

King James Version, 1611

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

2

Blessed is the man the LORD doesn't count wrongdoing against, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Plain English

Happy is the man the Lord doesn't count wrongdoing against, and whose spirit has no cheating in it.

King James Version, 1611

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

3

When I kept silent, my bones grew old through my groaning all day long.

Plain English

When I kept quiet, my bones wore out with my roaring all day long.

King James Version, 1611

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

4

Day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength dried up like the heat of summer. Selah.

Plain English

Because your hand was heavy on me day and night. The sap in me turned into the dryness of summer.

King James Version, 1611

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 to you and didn't hide my wrongdoing. I said, 'I'll confess my wrongdoings to the LORD,' and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.

Plain English

I owned up to my sin to you and didn't cover my wrongdoing. I said, I'll confess my rebellions to the Lord — and you lifted off the guilt of my sin.

King James Version, 1611

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, everyone who is godly should pray to you while you may be found. Surely when the great waters rise, they won't reach him.

Plain English

So let everyone who's faithful pray to you while you can be found. When the great waters flood, they won't reach him.

King James Version, 1611

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

You are my hiding place. You'll protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of rescue. Selah.

Plain English

You're my hiding place. You'll keep me from trouble. You'll surround me with songs of getting out.

King James Version, 1611

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

8

I'll instruct you and teach you the way you should go. I'll guide you with my eye.

Plain English

I'll make you wise and teach you the way you should go. I'll give you counsel with my eye on you.

King James Version, 1611

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

9

Don't be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding and must be held with bit and bridle or they won't come near you.

Plain English

Don't be like a horse or a mule with no sense, that has to be held in with bit and bridle or it won't come near you.

King James Version, 1611

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.

10

The wicked have many sorrows, but mercy surrounds the one who trusts in the LORD.

Plain English

The wicked man has plenty of sorrows, but faithful love will surround the one who trusts in the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.

11

Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous. Shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

Plain English

Be glad in the Lord and celebrate, you righteous. Sing out, all you upright in heart.

King James Version, 1611

Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.