Psalm 32 (ESV)
Sin and Forgiveness
1: Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2: Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Guilt and Misery
3: For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.
4: For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer.
5: I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
Experience and Joy
6: Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him.
7: You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance.
8: I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
9: Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you.
10: Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the LORD.
11: Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!