David says: Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity —
He acknowledges his sin —
He recommends that the righteous be glad in the Lord and rejoice.
1
BLESSED is he whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
2
Blessed is the man
unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity,
and in whose spirit there is no guile.
3
When I kept silence,
my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
4
For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me:
my moisture is turned into the drought of summer.
Selah.
5
I acknowledged my sin unto thee,
and mine iniquity have I not hid.
I said, I will confess my transgressions
unto the LORD;
and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin.
Selah.
6
For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee
in a time when thou mayest be found:
surely in the floods of great waters
they shall not come nigh unto him.
7
Thou art my hiding place;
thou shalt preserve me from trouble;
thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.
Selah.
8
I will instruct thee and teach thee
in the way which thou shalt go:
I will guide thee with mine eye.
9
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule,
which have no understanding:
whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle,
lest they come near unto thee.
10
Many sorrows shall be to the wicked:
but he that trusteth in the LORD,
mercy shall compass him about.
11
Be glad in the LORD,
and rejoice, ye righteous:
and shout for joy,
all ye that are upright in heart.
