1. Blessed is he

1. whose transgression is forgiven,

1. whose sin is covered.

2. Blessed is the man

2. against whom the Lord does not count iniquity,

2. and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

3. When I kept silent,

3. my bones wasted away

3. through my groaning all day long.

4. For day and night

4. Your hand was heavy on me;

4. my strength was changed

4. into the drought of summer. Selah

5. I acknowledged my sin to You,

5. and my iniquity I did not conceal.

5. I said, “I will confess

5. my transgressions to the Lord,”

5. and You forgave

5. the iniquity of my sin. Selah

6. For this cause everyone who is godly will pray to You

6. in a time when You may be found;

6. surely in the floods of great waters

6. they will not reach him.

7. You are my hiding place;

7. You will preserve me from trouble;

7. You will surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah

8. I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;

8. I will counsel you with my eye on you.

9. Do not be as the horse or as the mule

9. that are without understanding,

9. that must be restrained with bit and bridle,

9. or they will not come near you.

10. Many sorrows come to the wicked,

10. but lovingkindness will surround

10. the man who trusts in the Lord.

11. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, you righteous one;

11. and shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart!