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A <span class="emphasis">maskil.</span> <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Title: Probably a literary or musical term">a</a></sup></span> </p><div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/32-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Blessed is the one</p><p class="line2">whose transgressions are forgiven,</p><p class="line2">whose sins are covered.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/32-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Blessed is the one</p><p class="line2">whose sin the <span class="name">Lord</span> does not count against them</p><p class="line2">and in whose spirit is no deceit.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/32-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>When I kept silent,</p><p class="line2">my bones wasted away</p><p class="line2">through my groaning all day long.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/32-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>For day and night</p><p class="line2">your hand was heavy on me;</p><p class="line1">my strength was sapped</p><p class="line2">as in the heat of summer. <span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 7.">b</a></sup></span> </p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/32-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Then I acknowledged my sin to you</p><p class="line2">and did not cover up my iniquity.</p><p class="line1">I said, “I will confess</p><p class="line2">my transgressions to the <span class="name">Lord</span>.”</p><p class="line1">And you forgave</p><p class="line2">the guilt of my sin.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/32-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Therefore let all the faithful pray to you</p><p class="line2">while you may be found;</p><p class="line1">surely the rising of the mighty waters</p><p class="line2">will not reach them.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/32-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>You are my hiding place;</p><p class="line2">you will protect me from trouble</p><p class="line2">and surround me with songs of deliverance.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/32-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;</p><p class="line2">I will counsel you with my loving eye on 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 the horse or the mule,</p><p class="line2">which have no understanding</p><p class="line1">but must be controlled by bit and bridle</p><p class="line2">or they will not come to you.</p> <p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/32-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Many are the woes of the wicked,</p><p class="line2">but the <span class="name">Lord</span>’s unfailing love</p><p class="line2">surrounds the one who trusts in him.</p></div> <div class="stanza"><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/32-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Rejoice in the <span class="name">Lord</span> and be glad, you righteous;</p><p class="line2">sing, all you who are upright in heart!</p></div><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="footnotes"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotebot">Title: Probably a literary or musical term</span><br><span class="nivfootnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> <span class="footnotebot">The Hebrew has <i>Selah</i> (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 7.</span><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><p class="ntext"><a href="http://niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="http://biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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