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

2 B lessed is the man unto whom the LORD does not impute iniquity and in whose spirit there is no guile.

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

4 F or day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my green growth is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and I have not hid my iniquity. I said, I will confess (against myself) my rebellions unto the LORD, and thou shalt forgive the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

6 F or this shall every one that is merciful pray unto thee in the time when thou may be found; surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come near 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 fix mine eyes upon thee.

9 B e ye not as the horse or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in subjection with bit and bridle, or they will not come near unto thee.

10 T here are many sorrows for the wicked; but he that waits in the LORD, mercy shall compass him round about.

11 B e glad in the LORD and rejoice, ye righteous, and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.