Psalm 32

In my young adult class at church, we have been studying Psalms and how they relate to David's life. I like this one about David receiving forgiveness for his sin with Bathsheba. There are some important reminders here:

1) Getting forgiveness will give you joy.
2) To gain forgiveness, you must acknowledge what you did.
3) We have a responsibility to help others avoid sin.

Here is the passage from the English Standard Version.

¹Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
²Blessed is the man against whom the LORDcounts no iniquity,
and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

³For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
⁴For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer.
Selah

⁵I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,"
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin.
Selah

⁶Therefore let everyone who is godly
offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found;
surely in the rush of great waters,
they shall not reach him.
⁷You are a hiding place for me;
you preserve me from trouble;
you surround me with shouts of deliverance.
Selah

⁸I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
⁹ Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
which must be curbed with bit and bridle,
or it will not stay near you.

¹⁰ Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the LORD.
¹¹ Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, O righteous,
and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!