Psalms 32

1A psalm for David. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye just: praise becometh the upright.

1 Blessed is he [whose] transgression is forgiven, [whose] sin is covered!

2Give praise to the Lord on the harp; sing to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.

2 Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah reckoneth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile!

3Sing to him a new canticle, sing well unto him with a loud noise.

3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old, through my groaning all the day long.

4For the word of the Lord is right, and all his works are done with faithfulness.

4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me; my moisture was turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

5He loveth mercy and judgment; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity I covered not; I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah, and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

6By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the power of them by the spirit of his mouth:

6 For this shall every one that isgodly pray unto thee at a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they will not reach him.

7Gathering together the waters of the sea, as in a vessel; laying up the depths in storehouses.

7 Thou art a hiding-place for me; thou preservest me from trouble; thou dost encompass me with songs of deliverance. Selah.

8Let all the earth fear the Lord, and let all the inhabitants of the world be in awe of him.

8 I will instruct thee and teach thee the way in which thou shalt go; I will counsel [thee] with mine eye upon thee.

9For he spoke and they were made: he commanded and they were created.

9 Be ye not as a horse, as a mule, which have no understanding: whose trappings must be bit and bridle, for restraint, or they will not come unto thee.

10The Lord bringeth to nought the counsels of nations; and he rejecteth the devices of people, and casteth away the counsels of princes.

10 Many sorrows hath the wicked; but he that confideth in Jehovah, loving-kindness shall encompass him.

11But the counsel of the Lord standeth for ever: the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

11 Rejoice in Jehovah, and be glad, ye righteous; and shout for joy, all ye upright in heart.

12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord: the people whom he hath chosen for his inheritance.

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13The Lord hath looked from heaven: he hath beheld all the sons of men.

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14From his habitation which he hath prepared, he hath looked upon all that dwell on the earth.

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15He who hath made the hearts of every one of them: who understandeth all their works.

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16The king is not saved by a great army: nor shall the giant be saved by his own great strength.

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17Vain is the horse for safety: neither shall he be saved by the abundance of his strength.

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18Behold the eyes of the Lord are on them that fear him: and on them that hope in his mercy.

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19To deliver their souls from death; and feed them in famine.

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20Our soul waiteth for the Lord: for he is our helper and protector.

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21For in him our heart shall rejoice: and in his holy name we have trusted.

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22Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, as we have hoped in thee.

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