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Psalm 32:1-7
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

The Joy of Forgiveness

A Psalm of David. A Maskil.

32 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
    whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity,
    and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

3 When I declared not my sin, my body wasted away
    through my groaning all day long.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me;
    my strength was dried up[a] as by the heat of summer.Selah

5 I acknowledged my sin to thee,
    and I did not hide my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my trangressions to the Lord”;
    then thou didst forgive the guilt of my sin.Selah

6 Therefore let every one who is godly
    offer prayer to thee;
at a time of distress,[b] in the rush of great waters,
    they shall not reach him.
7 Thou art a hiding place for me,
    thou preservest me from trouble;
    thou dost encompass me with deliverance.[c]Selah

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 32:4 Heb obscure
  2. Psalm 32:6 Cn: Heb at a time of finding only
  3. Psalm 32:7 Cn: Heb shouts of deliverance
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Psalm 32:1-7
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Psalm 32

Of David. A maskil.[a]

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

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

5 Then 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)

6 Therefore let all the faithful pray to you
    while you may be found;(M)
surely the rising(N) of the mighty waters(O)
    will not reach them.(P)
7 You are my hiding place;(Q)
    you will protect me from trouble(R)
    and surround me with songs of deliverance.(S)

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Footnotes

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