Psalm 32
Psalm 32
SALZBURG  |  Same-Tune Hymns  |  Bible Passage
Author: 1650 Scottish Psalter
Musician: J. Michael Haydn, 1737-1806

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   1  O blessèd is the man to whom
         is freely pardonèd
      All the transgression he hath done,
         whose sin is coverèd.
   2  Blessed is the man to whom the Lord
         imputeth not his sin,
      And in whose sp'rit there is no guile,
         nor fraud is found therein.

   3  When as I did refrain my speech,
         and silent was my tongue,
      My bones then waxèd old, because
         I roarèd all day long.
   4  For upon me both day and night
         thine hand did heavy lie,
      So that my moisture turnèd is
         in summer's drought thereby. 

   5  I thereupon have unto thee
         my sin acknowledgèd,
      And likewise mine iniquity
         I have not coverèd: 
      I will confess unto the Lord
         my trespasses, said I;
      And of my sin thou freely didst
         forgive th' iniquity. 

   6  For this shall ev'ry godly one
         his prayèr make to thee;
      In such a time he shall thee seek,
         as found thou mayest be. 
      Surely, when floods of waters great
         do swell up to the brim,
      They shall not overwhelm his soul,
         nor once come near to him. 

   7  Thou art my hiding-place, thou shalt
         from trouble keep me free:
      Thou with songs of deliverance
         about shalt compass me. 
   8  I will instruct thee, and thee teach
         the way that thou shalt go;
      And, with mine eye upon thee set,
         I will direction show. 

   9  Then be not like the horse or mule,
         which do not understand;
      Whose mouth, lest they come near to thee,
         a bridle must command. 
  10  Unto the man that wicked is
         his sorrows shall abound;
      But him that trusteth in the Lord
         mercy shall compass round. 

  11  Ye righteous, in the Lord be glad,
         in him do ye rejoice:
      All ye that upright are in heart,
         for joy lift up your voice.


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BIBLE PASSAGE:

1 ¶ Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
7 ¶ Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.