1 B lessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

How happy he is whose wrong-doing is forgiven, and whose sin is covered!

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

How happy is the man whose sin the Lord does not hold against him, and in whose spirit there is nothing false.

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

When I kept quiet about my sin, my bones wasted away from crying all day long.

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

For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me. My strength was dried up as in the hot summer.

5 I acknowledge 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.

I told my sin to You. I did not hide my wrong-doing. I said, “I will tell my sins to the Lord.” And You forgave the guilt of my sin.

6 F or 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.

So let all who are God-like pray to You while You may be found, because in the floods of much water, they will not touch him.

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

You are my hiding place. You keep me safe from trouble. All around me are your songs of being made free.

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

I will show you and teach you in the way you should go. I will tell you what to do with My eye upon you.

9 B e 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.

Do not be like the horse or the donkey which have no understanding. They must be made to work by using bits and leather ropes or they will not come to you.

10 M any sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.

Many are the sorrows of the sinful. But loving-kindness will be all around the man who trusts in the Lord.

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

Be glad in the Lord and be full of joy, you who are right with God! Sing for joy all you who are pure in heart!