Psalm 32

English Standard Version

Blessed Are the Forgiven

A Maskil^[a] of David.

32 ^(A)Blessed is the one whose ^(B)transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
²Blessed is the man against whom the Lord ^(C)counts no iniquity,
and in whose spirit ^(D)there is no deceit.

³For when I kept silent, my ^(E)bones wasted away
through my ^(F)groaning all day long.
⁴For day and night your ^(G)hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up^[b] as by the heat of summer. Selah

⁵I ^(H)acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I ^(I)will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

⁶Therefore let everyone who is ^(J)godly
    offer prayer to you at a time when you ^(K)may be found;
surely in the rush of ^(L)great waters,
    they shall not reach him.
⁷You are a ^(M)hiding place for me;
    you preserve me from ^(N)trouble;
    you surround me with ^(O)shouts of deliverance. Selah

⁸I will ^(P)instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
    I will ^(Q)counsel you with my eye upon you.
⁹^(R)Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
    which must be curbed with ^(S)bit and bridle,
    or it will not stay near you.

¹⁰^(T)Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds the one who ^(U)trusts in the Lord.
¹¹^(V)Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous,
and ^(W)shout for joy, all you ^(X)upright in heart!

Footnotes

Psalm 32:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Psalm 32:4 Hebrew my vitality was changed

Romans 3:9-24

English Standard Version

No One Is Righteous

⁹What then? Are we Jews^[a] any better off?^[b] No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both ^(A)Jews and ^(B)Greeks, are ^(C)under sin, ¹⁰as it is written:

^(D)“None is righteous, no, not one;
¹¹    no one understands;
    no one seeks for God.
¹²All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
    no one does good,
    not even one.”
¹³^(E)“Their throat is ^(F)an open grave;
    they use their tongues to deceive.”
^(G)“The venom of asps is under their lips.”
¹⁴    ^(H)“Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”
¹⁵^(I)“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
¹⁶    in their paths are ruin and misery,
¹⁷and ^(J)the way of peace they have not known.”
¹⁸    ^(K)“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

¹⁹Now we know that whatever ^(L)the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, ^(M)so that every mouth may be stopped, and ^(N)the whole world may be held accountable to God. ²⁰For ^(O)by works of the law no human being^[c] will be justified in his sight, since ^(P)through the law comes knowledge of sin.

The Righteousness of God Through Faith

²¹But now ^(Q)the righteousness of God ^(R)has been manifested apart from the law, although ^(S)the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— ²²the righteousness of God ^(T)through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. ^(U)For there is no distinction: ²³for ^(V)all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, ²⁴^(W)and are justified ^(X)by his grace as a gift, ^(Y)through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

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Footnotes

Romans 3:9 Greek Are we
Romans 3:9 Or at any disadvantage?
Romans 3:20 Greek flesh

Luke 18:9-14

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The Pharisee and the Tax Collector

⁹He also told this parable to some ^(A)who trusted ^(B)in themselves that they were righteous, ^(C)and treated others with contempt: ¹⁰“Two men ^(D)went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. ¹¹The Pharisee, ^(E)standing by himself, prayed^[a] ^(F)thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. ¹²^(G)I fast twice a week; ^(H)I give tithes of all that I get.’ ¹³But the tax collector, ^(I)standing far off, ^(J)would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but ^(K)beat his breast, saying, ‘God, ^(L)be merciful to me, a sinner!’ ¹⁴I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For ^(M)everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”