Psalmen 32
Het Boek
32 Een leerzaam gedicht van David.
Gelukkig is hij wiens misstap vergeven wordt
en wiens zonden vergeten worden.
2 Gelukkig is hij
aan wie de Here zijn zonde niet toerekent
en wiens innerlijk eerlijk en oprecht is.
3 Zolang ik mijn zonde niet beleed,
kwijnde ik weg.
Ik was de hele dag tot tranen toe bewogen.
4 Dag en nacht voelde ik
hoe U tot mijn geweten sprak.
Ik schrompelde in elkaar als bij grote hitte.
5 Toen heb ik U al mijn zonden beleden
en niets voor U verborgen gehouden.
Ik zei: ‘Ik zal de Here alles opbiechten’
en toen hebt U mijn schuld vergeven.
6 Laat iedere gelovige veel tot U bidden,
nu U Zich nog laat vinden.
Zelfs al komt grote ellende op hem af,
dan nog zult U hem beschermen.
7 U verbergt mij.
U spaart mij voor moeilijke omstandigheden.
U vult mijn hart met lofliederen over mijn bevrijding.
8 ‘Ik, de Here, laat u zien
welke weg u moet gaan.
Ik geef u raad
en houd mijn oog op u gericht.
9 Gedraag u dus niet als een paard of een muildier,
dat met bit en teugels in bedwang moet worden gehouden.
Dat wil Ik niet.’
10 Iemand die zonder God leeft,
krijgt veel zorgen en moeite te verduren.
Maar wie op de Here vertrouwt,
wordt door zijn liefde en goedheid omringd.
11 Wees blij in de Here en zing een loflied, alle gelovigen!
Laten allen die oprecht tegenover God staan het uitjubelen.
Psalm 32
New King James Version
The Joy of Forgiveness
A Psalm of David. A [a]Contemplation.
32 Blessed is he whose (A)transgression is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord (B)does not [b]impute iniquity,
And (C)in whose spirit there is no deceit.
3 When I kept silent, my bones grew old
Through my groaning all the day long.
4 For day and night Your (D)hand was heavy upon me;
My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah
5 I acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I have not hidden.
(E)I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
6 (F)For this cause everyone who is godly shall (G)pray to You
In a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters
They shall not come near him.
7 (H)You are my hiding place;
You shall preserve me from trouble;
You shall surround me with (I)songs of deliverance. Selah
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will guide you with My eye.
9 Do not be like the (J)horse or like the mule,
Which have no understanding,
Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle,
Else they will not come near you.
10 (K)Many sorrows shall be to the wicked;
But (L)he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.
11 (M)Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous;
And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
Footnotes
- Psalm 32:1 Heb. Maschil
- Psalm 32:2 charge his account with
Psalm 32
King James Version
32 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
5 I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
7 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.
11 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Psalm 32
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.
2 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord (C)counts no iniquity,
and in whose spirit (D)there is no deceit.
3 For when I kept silent, my (E)bones wasted away
through my (F)groaning all day long.
4 For day and night your (G)hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up[b] as by the heat of summer. Selah
5 I (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
6 Therefore 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.
7 You are a (M)hiding place for me;
you preserve me from (N)trouble;
you surround me with (O)shouts of deliverance. Selah
8 I 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!
Footnotes
- Psalm 32:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
- Psalm 32:4 Hebrew my vitality was changed
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