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Psalms 32
Easy-to-Read Version, 2006
- 1It is a great blessing when people are forgiven for the wrongs they have done, when their sins are erased.[1]
- 2It is a great blessing when the LORD says they are not guilty, when they don’t try to hide their sins.
- 3Lord, I prayed to you again and again, but I did not talk about my sins. So I only became weaker and more miserable.
- 4Every day you made life harder for me. I became like a dry land in the hot summertime. Selah
- 5But then I decided to confess my sins to the LORD. I stopped hiding my guilt and told you about my sins. And you forgave them all! Selah
- 6That is why your loyal followers pray to you while there is still time. Then when trouble rises like a flood, it will not reach them.
- 7You are a hiding place for me. You protect me from my troubles. You surround me and protect me, so I sing about the way you saved me. Selah
- 8The Lord says, “I will teach you and guide you in the way you should live. I will watch over you and be your guide.
- 9Don’t be like a stupid horse or mule that will not come to you unless you put a bit in its mouth and pull it with reins.”
- 10Many pains will come to the wicked, but the LORD’s faithful love will surround those who trust in him.
- 11Good people, rejoice and be very happy in the LORD. All you who want to do right, rejoice!