A Psalm of David , Maschil .
1 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 .
3 When I kept silence , my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long .
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought 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 .
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.
7 Thou art my hiding place ; thou shalt preserve me from trouble ; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance . Selah .
8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
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 .
10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked : but he that trusteth in the LORD , mercy shall compass him about .
11 Be glad in the LORD , and rejoice , ye righteous : and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart .