32 Count yourself lucky, how happy you must be—
    you get a fresh start,
    your slate’s wiped clean.

Count yourself lucky—
    God holds nothing against you
    and you’re holding nothing back from him.

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Then I let it all out;
    I said, “I’ll come clean about my failures to God.”

Suddenly the pressure was gone—
    my guilt dissolved,
    my sin disappeared.

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God’s my island hideaway,
    keeps danger far from the shore,
    throws garlands of hosannas around my neck.

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11 Celebrate God.
    Sing together—everyone!
    All you honest hearts, raise the roof!

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