Psalms 32

DOUAI-RHEIMS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 To David himself, understanding. Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.	1 A Psalm of David. Exult in the Lord, you just ones; together praise the upright.
2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile.	2 Confess to the Lord with stringed instruments; sing psalms to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.
3 Because I was silent my bones grew old; whilst I cried out all the day long.	3 Sing to him a new song. Sing psalms to him skillfully, with loud exclamation.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: I am turned in my anguish, whilst the thorn is fastened.	4 For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are in faith.
5 I have acknowledged my sin to thee, and my injustice I have not concealed. I said I will confess against myself my injustice to the Lord: and thou hast forgiven the wickedness of my sin.	5 He loves mercy and judgment. The earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.
6 For this shall every one that is holy pray to thee in a seasonable time. And yet in a flood of many waters, they shall not come nigh unto him.	6 By the word of the Lord, the heavens were established, and all their power, by the Spirit of his mouth:
7 Thou art my refuge from the trouble which hath encompassed me: my joy, deliver me from them that surround me.	7 gathering together the waters of the sea, as if in a container, placing the depths in storage.
8 I will give thee understanding, and I will instruct thee in this way, in which thou shalt go: I will fix my eyes upon thee.	8 Let all the earth fear the Lord, and may all the inhabitants of the world quake before him.
9 Do not become like the horse and the mule, who have no understanding. With bit and bridle bind fast their jaws, who come not near unto thee.	9 For he spoke, and they became. He commanded, and they were created.
10 Many are the scourges of the sinner, but mercy shall encompass him that hopeth in the Lord.	10 The Lord scatters the counsels of the nations. Moreover, he reproves the thoughts of the people, and he rejects the counsels of the leaders.
11 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye just, and glory, all ye right of heart.	11 But the counsel of the Lord remains for eternity, the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation.
	12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his inheritance.
	13 The Lord has looked down from heaven. He has seen all the sons of men.
	14 From his well-prepared dwelling place, he has gazed upon all who dwell on the earth.
	15 He has formed the hearts of each one of them; he understands all their works.
	16 The king is not saved by great power, nor will the giant be saved by his many powers.
	17 The horse is false safety; for he will not be saved by the abundance of his powers.
	18 Behold, the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him and on those who hope in his mercy,
	19 so as to rescue their souls from death and to feed them during famine.
	20 Our soul remains with the Lord. For he is our helper and protector.
	21 For in him, our heart will rejoice, and in his holy name, we have hoped.
	22 Let your mercy be upon us, O Lord, just as we have hoped in you.