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  ^cO Lord, rebuke me not in your anger,

nor discipline me in your wrath!

2  For your ^darrows have sunk into me,

and your hand has come down on me.

3  There is no soundness in my flesh

because of your indignation;

there is no health in my bones

because of my sin.

4  For ^emy iniquities have gone over my head;

like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.

5  My wounds stink and fester

because of my foolishness,

6  I am utterly bowed down and prostrate;

all the day I ^fgo about mourning.

7  For my sides are filled with burning,

and there is no soundness in my flesh.

8  I am feeble and crushed;

I groan because of the tumult of my heart.

9  O Lord, all my longing is before you;

my sighing is not hidden from you.

10  My heart throbs; my strength fails me,

and ^gthe light of my eyes—it also has gone from me.

11  My friends and companions stand aloof from my plague,

and ^hmy nearest kin stand far off.

12  Those who seek my life lay their snares;

those who seek my hurt speak of ruin

and meditate treachery all day long.

13  But I am like a deaf man; I do not hear,

like a ⁱmute man who does not open his mouth.

14  I have become like a man who does not hear,

and in whose mouth are no rebukes.

15  But for you, O Lord, do I wait;

it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer.

16  For I said, “Only let them not rejoice over me,

who boast against me when my foot slips!”

17  For I am ready to fall,

and my pain is ever before me.

18  I confess my iniquity;

I am sorry for my sin.

19  But my foes are vigorous, they are mighty,

and many are those who hate me wrongfully.

20  Those who ^jrender me evil for good

accuse me because I follow after good.

21  ^kDo not forsake me, O Lord!

O my God, ^lbe not far from me!

22  ^mMake haste to help me,

O Lord, my salvation!