Blessedishewhosetransgressionisforgiven,whosesiniscovered.
BlessedisthemanuntowhomtheLORDimputethnotiniquity,
andinwhosespiritthereisnoguile.
WhenIkeptsilence,myboneswaxedoldthroughmyroaringallthedaylong.
Fordayandnightthyhandwasheavyuponme:
mymoistureisturnedintothedroughtofsummer.Selah.
Iacknowledgemysinuntothee,andmineiniquityhaveInothid.
Isaid,IwillconfessmytransgressionsuntotheLORD;
andthouforgavesttheiniquityofmysin.Selah.
Forthisshalleveryonethatisgodlyprayuntotheeinatime
whenthoumayestbefound:surelyinthefloodsofgreatwaters
theyshallnotcomenighuntohim.
Thouartmyhidingplace;thoushaltpreservemefromtrouble;
thoushaltcompassmeaboutwithsongsofdeliverance.Selah.
Iwillinstructtheeandteachtheeinthewaywhichthoushaltgo:
Iwillguidetheewithmineeye.
Beyenotasthehorse,orasthemule,
whichhavenounderstanding:
whosemouthmustbeheldinwithbitandbridle,
lesttheycomenearuntothee.
Manysorrowsshallbetothewicked:
buthethattrustethintheLORD,
mercyshallcompasshimabout.
BegladintheLORD,andrejoice,yerighteous:
andshoutforjoy,allyethatareuprightinheart.
