Psalm 32

Blessed is the one
whose rebelliousness is understood,
whose sentence is commuted.

Blessed is the one
whose spirit of rejection is healed by the Holy One,
whose spirit is without deceit.

When I acted deaf
my bones wasted away,
my groaning lasted all day long.

Day and night your hand felt heavy upon me,
my vitality evaporated
as in a summer drought.

Then I admitted that I had rejected you.
I didn't hide my guilt. I said, “I confess
my faithlessness to the Holy One.”

And you carried away my guilt;

this is the reason the faithful pray to you

seeking a time to meet with you …

The flood, the great waters won't touch me.

You are my shelter, you protect me from the Adversary,

and surround me with redemption songs –

I will instruct you

and show you the way you should go;

I will counsel you with insight …

Do not be like the horse or the mule,

without understanding,

controlled only by bit and bridle;

you don't want to be like them.
 

The sorrows of wrathfulness feel endless,

but the unfailing love of the Holy One

surrounds the one who trusts Godde.

Rejoice in the Holy One and be glad, draw near

and sing, all you whose hearts are true.