Psalm 32-33

English Standard Version

Blessed Are the Forgiven

A Maskil^[a] of David.

32 ^(A)Blessed is the one whose ^(B)transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
²Blessed is the man against whom the Lord ^(C)counts no iniquity,
and in whose spirit ^(D)there is no deceit.

³For when I kept silent, my ^(E)bones wasted away
through my ^(F)groaning all day long.
⁴For day and night your ^(G)hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up^[b] as by the heat of summer. Selah

⁵I ^(H)acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I ^(I)will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

⁶Therefore let everyone who is ^(J)godly
    offer prayer to you at a time when you ^(K)may be found;
surely in the rush of ^(L)great waters,
    they shall not reach him.
⁷You are a ^(M)hiding place for me;
    you preserve me from ^(N)trouble;
    you surround me with ^(O)shouts of deliverance. Selah

⁸I will ^(P)instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
    I will ^(Q)counsel you with my eye upon you.
⁹^(R)Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
    which must be curbed with ^(S)bit and bridle,
    or it will not stay near you.

¹⁰^(T)Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds the one who ^(U)trusts in the Lord.
¹¹^(V)Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous,
and ^(W)shout for joy, all you ^(X)upright in heart!

The Steadfast Love of the Lord

33 ^(Y)Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!
    ^(Z)Praise befits the upright.
²Give thanks to the Lord with the ^(AA)lyre;
    make melody to him with ^(AB)the harp of ^(AC)ten strings!
³Sing to him ^(AD)a new song;
    play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.

⁴For the word of the Lord is upright,
and all his work is done in ^(AE)faithfulness.
⁵He ^(AF)loves righteousness and justice;
^(AG)the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

⁶By ^(AH)the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
and by ^(AI)the breath of his mouth all ^(AJ)their host.
⁷He gathers the waters of the sea as ^(AK)a heap;
he ^(AL)puts the deeps in storehouses.

⁸Let all the earth fear the Lord;
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!
⁹For ^(AM)he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.

¹⁰The Lord ^(AN)brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;
    he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
¹¹^(AO)The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
    the plans of his heart to all generations.
¹²^(AP)Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
    the people whom he has ^(AQ)chosen as his heritage!

¹³The Lord ^(AR)looks down from heaven;
    he sees all the children of man;
¹⁴from ^(AS)where he sits enthroned he ^(AT)looks out
    on all the inhabitants of the earth,
¹⁵he who fashions the hearts of them all
    and observes all their deeds.
¹⁶^(AU)The king is not saved by his great army;
    a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
¹⁷^(AV)The war horse is a false hope for salvation,
    and by its great might it cannot rescue.

¹⁸Behold, ^(AW)the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
^(AX)on those who hope in his steadfast love,
¹⁹that he may ^(AY)deliver their soul from death
and keep them alive in ^(AZ)famine.

²⁰Our soul ^(BA)waits for the Lord;
    he is our ^(BB)help and ^(BC)our shield.
²¹For our heart is ^(BD)glad in him,
    because we ^(BE)trust in his holy name.
²²Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,
    even as we hope in you.