1  ^tBlessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,

whose sin is ^ucovered.

2  Blessed is the man against whom the Lord ^vcounts no iniquity,

and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

3  For when I kept silent, ^wmy bones wasted away

through my groaning all day long.

4  For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;

my strength was dried up² as by the heat of summer. Selah

5  I acknowledged my sin to you,

and I did not cover my iniquity;

I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”

and you ^xforgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

6  Therefore let everyone who is godly

offer prayer to you ^yat a time when you may be found;

surely in the rush of great waters,

they shall not reach him.

7  You are a ^zhiding place for me;

you preserve me from trouble;

you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah

8  I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;

I will ^acounsel you ^bwith my eye upon you.

9  ^cBe not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,

which must be curbed with bit and bridle,

or it will not stay near you.

10  Many are the sorrows of the wicked,

but steadfast love surrounds the one who ^dtrusts in the Lord.

11  Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous,

and shout for joy, all you ^eupright in heart!

1  ^fShout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!

^gPraise befits the upright.

2  Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;

^hmake melody to him with the harp of ten strings!

3  Sing to him a new song;

play skillfully on the strings, with ⁱloud shouts.

4  For the word of the Lord is upright,

and all his work is done in faithfulness.

5  He loves righteousness and justice;

^jthe earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

6  ^kBy the word of the Lord the heavens were made,

and by the breath of his mouth all their host.

7  ^lHe gathers the waters of the sea as a heap;

^mhe puts the deeps in storehouses.

8  ⁿLet all the earth fear the Lord;

let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!

9  For he spoke, and it came to be;

he commanded, and it stood firm.

10  ^oThe Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;

^phe frustrates the plans of the peoples.

11  The counsel of the Lord stands forever,

the plans of his heart to all generations.

12  ^qBlessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,

^rthe people whom he has ^schosen as his ^theritage!

13  The Lord looks down from heaven;

he sees all the children of man;

14  from where he sits enthroned he looks out

on all the inhabitants of the earth,

15  he who fashions the hearts of them all

and observes all their deeds.

16  The king is not saved by his great army;

a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.

17  ^uThe war horse is a false hope for salvation,

and by its great might it cannot rescue.

18  Behold, the ^veye of the Lord is on those who fear him,

on those who ^whope in his steadfast love,

19  that he may deliver their soul from death

and keep them alive ^xin famine.

20  Our soul waits for the Lord;

he is our help and our ^yshield.

21  For our heart is ^zglad in him,

because we trust in his holy name.

22  Let your ^asteadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,

even as we hope in you.

1  Transgression speaks to the wicked

deep in his heart;¹

^qthere is no fear of God

before his eyes.

2  For he flatters himself in his own eyes

that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.

3  The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit;

he has ceased to act wisely and do good.

4  He ^rplots trouble while on his bed;

he sets himself in a way that is not good;

he does not reject evil.

5  Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends ^sto the heavens,

your faithfulness to the clouds.

6  ^tYour righteousness is like the mountains of God;

your judgments are like the great deep;

man and beast you save, O Lord.

7  How precious is your steadfast love, O God!

The children of mankind take refuge ^uin the shadow of your wings.

8  They feast on the abundance of your house,

and you give them drink from the river of your delights.

9  For with you is ^vthe fountain of life;

in your light do we see light.

10  Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you,

and your righteousness to the upright of heart!

11  Let not the foot of arrogance come upon me,

nor the hand of the wicked drive me away.

12  There the evildoers lie fallen;

they are thrust down, ^wunable to rise.