Psalm 32

The Joy of Forgiveness

Of David. A Maskil.

How joyful is the one
whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered!(A)
How joyful is a person whom
the Lord does not charge with iniquity(B)
and in whose spirit is no deceit!(C)

When I kept silent, my bones became brittle
from my groaning all day long.(D)
For day and night your hand was heavy on me;(E)
my strength was drained[a]
as in the summer’s heat.(F)Selah
Then I acknowledged my sin to you(G)
and did not conceal my iniquity.
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the guilt of my sin.(H)Selah

Therefore let everyone who is faithful pray to you immediately.[b](I)
When great floodwaters come,
they will not reach him.(J)
You are my hiding place;(K)
you protect me from trouble.(L)
You surround me with joyful shouts of deliverance.Selah

I will instruct you and show you the way to go;(M)
with my eye on you, I will give counsel.(N)
Do not be like a horse or mule,
without understanding,
that must be controlled with bit and bridle
or else it will not come near you.(O)

10 Many pains come to the wicked,(P)
but the one who trusts in the Lord
will have faithful love surrounding him.(Q)
11 Be glad in the Lord and rejoice,
you righteous ones;
shout for joy,
all you upright in heart.(R)

Footnotes

  1. 32:4 Hb obscure
  2. 32:6 Lit you at a time of finding

向 神認罪求赦的必歡呼

大衛的訓誨詩。

32 過犯得蒙赦免,

罪惡得到遮蓋的人,是有福的。(本節在《馬索拉文本》包括細字標題)

心裡沒有詭詐,

耶和華不算為有罪的,這人是有福的。

我閉口不認罪的時候,

就整天唉哼,以致骨頭衰殘。

因為你的手晝夜重壓在我身上,

我的精力耗盡,好像盛暑的乾旱。(細拉)

我向你承認我的罪,

沒有隱藏我的罪孽;

我說:“我要向耶和華承認我的過犯”;

你就赦免我的罪孽。(細拉)

因此,凡是敬虔的人,都當趁你可尋找的時候,向你禱告;

大水氾濫的時候,必不能達到他那裡。

你是我藏身之處,

你必保護我脫離患難,

以得救的歡呼四面環繞我。(細拉)

我要教導你,指示你應走的路;

我要勸戒你,我的眼睛看顧你。

你不可像無知的騾馬,

如果不用嚼環轡頭勒住牠們,

牠們就不肯走近。

10 惡人必受許多痛苦;

但倚靠耶和華的,必有慈愛四面環繞他。

11 義人哪!你們要靠著耶和華歡喜快樂;

所有心裡正直的人哪!你們都要歡呼。