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Psalms 32
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.
1 Happy is he who has forgiveness for his wrongdoing, and whose sin is covered.
2Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile.
2Happy is the man in whom the Lord sees no evil, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
3When I kept silence, my bones wasted away Through my groaning all the day long.
3When I kept my mouth shut, my bones were wasted, because of my crying all through the day.
4For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: My moisture was changed as with the drought of summer. [Selah
4For the weight of your hand was on me day and night; my body became dry like the earth in summer. (Selah.)
5I acknowledged my sin unto thee, And mine iniquity did I not hide: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah; And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. [Selah
5I made my wrongdoing clear to you, and did not keep back my sin. I said, I will put it all before the Lord; and you took away my wrongdoing and my sin. (Selah.)
6For this let every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: Surely when the great waters overflow they shall not reach unto him.
6For this cause let every saint make his prayer to you at a time when you are near: then the overflowing of the great waters will not overtake him.
7Thou art my hiding-place; thou wilt preserve me from trouble; Thou wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance. [Selah
7You are my safe and secret place; you will keep me from trouble; you will put songs of salvation on the lips of those who are round me. (Selah.)
8I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.
8I will give you knowledge, teaching you the way to go; my eye will be your guide.
9Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, Elsethey will not come near unto thee.
9Do not be like the horse or the ass, without sense; ...