32: 1 Blessedness of Forgiveness and of Trust in God. A Psalm of David. ¹⁷¹ Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered.
¹⁷¹Or, Contemplative poem. And so everywhere.

32: 2 Blessed is the man unto whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile.
32: 3 When I kept silence, my bones wasted away Through my ¹⁷²groaning all the day long.
¹⁷²Hb. roaring

32: 4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: My moisture was changed ¹⁷³into the drought of summer. [Selah
¹⁷³Or, as with the droughts of summer.

32: 5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, And mine iniquity did I not hide: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah; And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. [Selah
32: 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.
32: 7 Thou art my hiding-place; thou wilt preserve me from trouble; Thou wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance. [Selah
32: 8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.
32: 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, ¹⁷⁴Else they will not come near unto thee.
¹⁷⁴Or, That they come not near unto thee.

32: 10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; But he that trusteth in Jehovah, lovingkindness shall compass him about.
32: 11 Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, ye righteous; And shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. ¹⁷⁵ Of David, a Song, a Psalm.
¹⁷⁵So 4QPs^q. Sept. reads For David. Vg. reads  A Psalm for David. Massoretic omits.