| 1 | By David.—An Instruction. O the happiness of him whose transgression [is] forgiven, Whose sin is covered. |
| 2 | O the happiness of a man, To whom Jehovah imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit. |
| 3 | When I have kept silence, become old have my bones, Through my roaring all the day. |
| 4 | When by day and by night Thy hand is heavy upon me, My moisture hath been changed Into the droughts of summer. Selah. |
| 5 | My sin I cause Thee to know, And mine iniquity I have not covered. I have said, 'I confess concerning My transgressions to Jehovah,' And Thou—Thou hast taken away, The iniquity of my sin. Selah. |
| 6 | For this doth every saintly one pray to Thee, As the time to find. Surely at an overflowing of many waters, Unto him they come not. |
| 7 | Thou [art] a hiding-place for me, From distress Thou dost keep me, [With] songs of deliverance dost compass me. Selah. |
| 8 | I cause thee to act wisely, And direct thee in the way that thou goest, I cause mine eye to take counsel concerning thee. |
| 9 | Be ye not as a horse—as a mule, Without understanding, With bridle and bit, its ornaments, to curb, Not to come near unto thee. |
| 10 | Many [are] the pains of the wicked; As to him who is trusting in Jehovah, Kindness doth compass him. |
| 11 | Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, ye righteous, And sing, all ye upright of heart! |