PSALM 32 Beati quorum

1 Happy are they whose transgressions are forgiven,

and whose sin is put away!

2 Happy are they to whom the Lord imputes no guilt,

and in whose spirit there is no guile!

3 While I held my tongue, my bones withered away,

because of my groaning all day long.

4 For your hand was heavy upon me day and night;

my moisture was dried up as in the heat of summer.

5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you,

and did not conceal my guilt.

6 I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord."

Then you forgave me the guilt of my sin.

7 Therefore all the faithful will make their prayers to you in

time of trouble;

when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach them.

8 You are my hiding-place;

you preserve me from trouble;

you surround me with shouts of deliverance.

9 "I will instruct you and teach you in the way that you

should go;

I will guide you with my eye.

10 Do not be like horse or mule, which have no understanding;

who must be fitted with bit and bridle,

or else they will not stay near you."

11 Great are the tribulations of the wicked;

but mercy embraces those who trust in the Lord.

12 Be glad, you righteous, and rejoice in the Lord;