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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Psalm 32 NLT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/32.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/psalms/32-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NLT</a> > Psalm 32</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/31.htm" title="Psalm 31">◄</a> Psalm 32 <a href="../psalms/33.htm" title="Psalm 33">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/psalms/32.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="d">A psalm<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a> of David.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/32-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Oh, what joy for those</p><p class="line2">whose disobedience is forgiven,</p><p class="line2">whose sin is put out of sight!</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/32-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Yes, what joy for those</p><p class="line2">whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a></p><p class="line2">whose lives are lived in complete honesty!</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/32-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>When I refused to confess my sin,</p><p class="line2">my body wasted away,</p><p class="line2">and I groaned all day long.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/32-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me.</p><p class="line2">My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat.</p><p class="lit">Interlude</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/32-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Finally, I confessed all my sins to you</p><p class="line2">and stopped trying to hide my guilt.</p><p class="line1">I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the LORD.”</p><p class="line2">And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.</p><p class="lit">Interlude</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/32-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Therefore, let all the godly pray to you while there is still time,</p><p class="line2">that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/32-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>For you are my hiding place;</p><p class="line2">you protect me from trouble.</p><p class="line2">You surround me with songs of victory.</p><p class="lit">Interlude</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/32-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The LORD says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.</p><p class="line2">I will advise you and watch over you.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/32-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Do not be like a senseless horse or mule</p><p class="line2">that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control.”</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/32-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Many sorrows come to the wicked,</p><p class="line2">but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the LORD.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/32-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>So rejoice in the LORD and be glad, all you who obey him!</p><p class="line2">Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">32:TITLE </span><span class="ft"> Hebrew </span><span class="it">maskil.</span><span class="ft"> This may be a literary or musical term.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">32:2 </span><span class="ft">Greek version reads </span><span class="it">of sin.</span><span class="ft"> Compare Rom 4:8.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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