Blessed is the one whose unrighteousness is forgiven, *

and whose sin is covered.

Blessed is the one to whom the Lord imputes no sin, *

and in whose spirit there is no guile.

For while I held my tongue, my bones wasted away; *

I ceased not from groaning all the day long.

For your hand was heavy upon me day and night, *

and I was dried up and withered, as in the drought of summer.

Then I acknowledged my sin unto you, *

and I did not hide my iniquity.

I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lord; *

and so you forgave the wickedness of my sin.

For this reason shall all the godly make their prayers unto you at a time when you may be found; *

when the great floodwaters rise, they shall not reach them.

You are my hiding-place; you shall preserve me from trouble; *

you shall encompass me with songs of deliverance.

“I will instruct you and teach you in the way that you should go, *

and I will guide you with my eye.

“Do not be like the horse and mule, which have no understanding, *

whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, or else they will not come near you.”

Great troubles remain for the ungodly; *

but mercy embraces those who trust in the Lord.

Be glad, O you righteous, and rejoice in the Lord; *

and be joyful, all who are true of heart.

My heart shows me the wickedness of the ungodly; *

there is no fear of God before his eyes.

For he flatters himself in his own sight, *

until his abominable sin is found out.

The words of his mouth are unrighteous and full of deceit; *

he has left off behaving wisely and doing good.

He imagines mischief upon his bed, and has set himself in no good way; *

neither does he abhor anything that is evil.

Your mercy, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, *

and your faithfulness to the clouds.

Your righteousness stands like the strong mountains; your judgments are like the great deep: *

you, Lord, shall save both man and beast.

How excellent is your mercy, O God! *

The children of men shall take refuge under the shadow of your wings.

They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness of your house; *

and you shall give them drink from your pleasures as out of a river.

For with you is the well of life; *

and in your light shall we see light.

O continue your loving-kindness to those who know you, *

and your righteousness to those who are true of heart.

O let not the foot of the proud come against me, *

and let not the hand of the ungodly cast me down.

There have they fallen, all those who work wickedness; *

they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise.