Psalm XXXII

He (though a sinner) blessed is,
Whose [guilt and] loath'd transgression
God freely doth to him forgive,
Covering what he hath [been and] done.

He's blest to whom the Lord doth not
Impute [and charge] iniquity;
And in whose spirit reigneth not
Guile [Falshood] or Hypocrisie.

While I in silence hid my sin,
And had not [duly] it confest,
My bones wax'd old; and roaring pains
[All day] allowed me no rest.

Through painful weary days and nights
I bare thy [just and] heavy hand;
My strength and moisture are consum'd
Like [Summers] drought on scorched land.

My sin I then acknowleding,
With [humbling] grief my self did blame;
I did confess it all to thee,
And did bewail my [guilt and] shame,
When my repenting soul resolv'd
All to confess [with grief] to God,
Thou mercifully didst forgive,
And oft lay by thy [chastening] rod.

Such mercy shall encourage all
The godly still [in hope] to pray,
And seek to thee in their distress,
In an accepted [finding] day.
Surely when waters great do swell,
And [threatning] floods cause me to fear;
Him (that thus seeks and trusts in thee)
They shall not [hurt or] once come near.

Thou art my help and hiding place,
Against all [trouble] fears and wrongs;
And thy deliverances shall cause
[Mine and] thy peoples thankful songs.

Saith God, I'le thee instruct and teach
The [righteous] way where thou shalt go;
Mine eye shall always on thee be,
My [guiding] Counsels I'le thee show.

Be not like brutish Horse and Mule,
Which [ruling] understanding want,
But must be rul'd by bridling force,
And kept [from hurt] by mans restraint.

To all self-flattering wicked men,
Their [self-made] sorrows do abound;
But him that trusteth in the Lord,
Mercy shall [save and] compass round.

Ye righteous in the Lord be glad,
With thankful hearts [in him] rejoyce:
All ye that are of upright hearts,
[Aloud] sing praise with joyful voice.