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Psalm 32 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:1 - A psalm[fn] of David.

Oh, what joy for those
whose disobedience is forgiven,
whose sin is put out of sight!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:2 - Yes, what joy for those
whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt,[fn]
whose lives are lived in complete honesty!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:3 - When I refused to confess my sin,
my body wasted away,
and I groaned all day long.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:4 - Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me.
My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat.
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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:5 - Finally, I confessed all my sins to you
and stopped trying to hide my guilt.
I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the LORD.”
And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.
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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:6 - Therefore, let all the godly pray to you while there is still time,
that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:7 - For you are my hiding place;
you protect me from trouble.
You surround me with songs of victory.
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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:8 - The LORD says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
I will advise you and watch over you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:9 - Do not be like a senseless horse or mule
that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:10 - Many sorrows come to the wicked,
but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:11 - So rejoice in the LORD and be glad, all you who obey him!
Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!
See the NLT Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NLT Footnotes
Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term.
Greek version reads of sin. Compare Rom 4:7.
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