Psalm 32:1-5

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Psalm 32

Of David. A maskil.^[a]

¹Blessed is the one
    whose transgressions are forgiven,
    whose sins are covered.^(A)
²Blessed is the one
    whose sin the Lord does not count against them^(B)
    and in whose spirit is no deceit.^(C)

³When I kept silent,^(D)
    my bones wasted away^(E)
    through my groaning^(F) all day long.
⁴For day and night
    your hand was heavy^(G) on me;
my strength was sapped^(H)
    as in the heat of summer.^[b]

⁵Then I acknowledged my sin to you
    and did not cover up my iniquity.^(I)
I said, “I will confess^(J)
    my transgressions^(K) to the Lord.”
And you forgave
    the guilt of my sin.^(L)

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Footnotes

Psalm 32:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 32:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 7.

1 John 1:5-9

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Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness

⁵This is the message we have heard^(A) from him and declare to you: God is light;^(B) in him there is no darkness at all. ⁶If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,^(C) we lie and do not live out the truth.^(D) ⁷But if we walk in the light,^(E) as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all^[a] sin.^(F)

⁸If we claim to be without sin,^(G) we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.^(H) ⁹If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins^(I) and purify us from all unrighteousness.^(J)

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1 John 1:7 Or every

Philippians 2:10-11

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¹⁰that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,^(A)
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,^(B)
¹¹and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,^(C)
to the glory of God the Father.