¹How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered! ²How blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit! ³When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away Through my groaning all day long. ⁴For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was drained away as with the fever heat of summer. Selah. ⁵I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I did not hide; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord”; And You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah. ⁶Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You in a time when You may be found; Surely in a flood of great waters they will not reach him. ⁷You are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.