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Revised Standard Version RSV
1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
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A Psalm of David. A Maskil. 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.
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Blessed is the man to whom the LORD imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
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When I declared not my sin, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
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For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat 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.
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I acknowledged my sin to thee, and I did not hide my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD"; then thou didst forgive the guilt 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.
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Therefore let every one who is godly offer prayer to thee; at a time of distress, in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him.
7 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
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Thou art a hiding place for me, thou preservest me from trouble; thou dost encompass me with deliverance. [Selah]
8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
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I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
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.
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Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, else it will not keep with you.
10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
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Many are the pangs of the wicked; but steadfast love surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.
11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
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Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
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