Psalm 32 (31)
Relief after the confession of sin. Buried sin ruins our conscience.
Confession is always a liberation.
25 Blessed is the one whose sin is forgiven,
whose iniquity is wiped away.
2 Blessed are those in whom the Lord sees no guilt
and in whose spirit is found no deceit.
3 When I kept my sin secret,
my body wasted away,
I was moaning all day long.
4 Your hand day and night lay heavy upon me;
draining my strength, parching my heart
as in the heat of a summer drought.
5 Then I made known to you my sin
and uncovered before you my fault,
saying to myself,
¡°To the Lord I will now confess my wrong.¡±
And you, you forgave my sin,
you removed my guilt.
6 So let the faithful ones pray
to you in time of distress;
the overflowing waters will not reach them.
7 You are my refuge;
you protect me from distress
and surround me with songs of deliverance.
8 I will teach you,
I will show you the way to follow.
I will watch over you and give you counsel.
9 Do not be like the horse or the mule ¨C
senseless and led by bit and bridle.
10 Many woes befall the wicked,
but the Lord¡¯s mercy enfolds those who trust in him.
11 Rejoice in the Lord, and be glad,
you who are upright;
sing and shout for joy,
you who are clean of heart.
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