1  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 was changed as with the drought of summer.

5  I acknowledged 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.

6  For this let every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely when the great waters overflow they shall not reach unto him.

7  Thou art my hiding place; thou wilt preserve me from trouble; thou wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance.

8  I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.

9  Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, else they will not 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.