Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha NRSA
1 Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, and who sins are covered.
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Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin, and whose mouth there is no guile.
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Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
3 Because I kept silence, my bones waxed old, from my crying all the day.
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While I kept silence, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: I became thoroughly miserable while a thorn was fastened in me. Pause.
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For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. (Selah)
5 I acknowledged my sin, and hid not mine iniquity: I said, I will confess mine iniquity to the Lord against myself; and thou forgavest the ungodliness of my heart. Pause.
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Then I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not hide my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord," and you forgave the guilt of my sin. (Selah)
6 Therefore shall every holy one pray to thee in a fit time: only in the deluge of many waters they shall not come nigh to him.
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Therefore let all who are faithful offer prayer to you; at a time of distress, the rush of mighty waters shall not reach them.
7 Thou art my refuge from the affliction that encompasses me; my joy, to deliver me from them that have compassed me. Pause.
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You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with glad cries of deliverance. (Selah)
8 I will instruct thee and guide thee in this way wherein thou shalt go: I will fix mine eyes upon thee.
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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 horse and mule, which have no understanding; but thou must constrain their jaws with bit and curb, lest they should come nigh to thee.
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Do not be like a horse or a mule, without understanding, whose temper must be curbed with bit and bridle, else it will not stay near you.
10 Many are the scourges of the sinner: but him that hopes in the Lord mercy shall compass about.
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Many are the torments of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds those who trust in the Lord.
11 Be glad in the Lord, and exult, ye righteous: and glory, 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.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.
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