Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven,

And whose sins are covered.

2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin,

And in whose mouth there is no guile.

3 Because I kept silence, my bones waxed old,

From my crying all the day.

4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me:

I became thoroughly miserable while a thorn was fastened in me. Pause.

5 I acknowledged my sin,

And hid not mine iniquity:

I said, I will confess mine iniquity to the Lord against myself;

And thou forgavest the ungodliness of my heart. Pause.

6 Therefore shall every holy one pray to thee in a fit time:

Only in the deluge of many waters they shall not come nigh to him.

7 Thou art my refuge from the affliction that encompasses me;

My joy, to deliver me from them that have compassed me. Pause.

8 I will instruct thee and guide thee in this way wherein thou shalt go:

I will fix mine eyes upon thee.

9 Be ye not as horse and mule, which have no understanding:

But thou must constrain their jaws with bit and curb,

Lest they should come nigh to thee.

10 Many are the scourges of the sinner:

But him that hopes in the Lord mercy shall compass about.

11 Be glad in the Lord, and exult, ye righteous:

And glory, all ye that are upright in heart.