1 H ow blessed 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 H ow blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit!

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 silent about my sin, my body wasted away Through my groaning all day long.

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

4 F or day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was drained away as with the fever heat 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 acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I did not hide; I said, “ I will confess my transgressions to the Lord ”; And You forgave the guilt 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 T herefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You in a time when You may be found; Surely in a flood of great waters they will not reach 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 Y ou are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble; You surround me 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 you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.

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 D o not be as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding, Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check, Otherwise they will not come near to you.

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 are the sorrows of the wicked, But he who trusts in the Lord, lovingkindness shall surround him.

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, you righteous ones; And shout for joy, all you who 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!