認罪與赦免

大衛的詩。

32 過犯得赦免、罪惡被饒恕的人有福了!
心裡沒有詭詐、
不被耶和華算為有罪的人有福了!
我默然不語、拒絕認罪的時候,
就因整日哀歎而身心疲憊。
你晝夜管教我,
我的精力耗盡,
如水在盛夏枯竭。(細拉)

我向你承認自己的罪,
不再隱瞞自己的惡。
我說:「我要向耶和華認罪。」
你就赦免了我。(細拉)

因此,趁著還能尋求你的時候,
凡敬虔的人都當向你禱告;
洪水氾濫時,就沒有機會了。
你是我的藏身之所,
你保護我免遭危難,
用得勝的凱歌四面環繞我。(細拉)

耶和華說:「我要教導你,
引領你走正路;
我要勸導你,看顧你。
不要像無知的騾馬,
不用嚼環轡頭就不馴服。」

10 惡人必多遭禍患,
耶和華的慈愛必環繞信靠祂的人。
11 義人啊,
你們要靠耶和華歡喜快樂;
心地正直的人啊,
你們都要歡呼。

Psalm 32

The Joy of Forgiveness

Of David. A Maskil.

Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven,
    whose sin is covered.
Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity,
    and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

While I kept silence, my body wasted away
    through my groaning all day long.
For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
    my strength was dried up[a] as by the heat of summer.Selah

Then I acknowledged my sin to you,
    and I did not hide my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
    and you forgave the guilt of my sin.Selah

Therefore let all who are faithful
    offer prayer to you;
at a time of distress,[b] the rush of mighty waters
    shall not reach them.
You are a hiding place for me;
    you preserve me from trouble;
    you surround me with glad cries of deliverance.Selah

I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go;
    I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
Do not be like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
    whose temper must be curbed with bit and bridle,
    else it will not stay near you.

10 Many are the torments of the wicked,
    but steadfast love surrounds those who trust in the Lord.
11 Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, O righteous,
    and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 32:4 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. Psalm 32:6 Cn: Heb at a time of finding only