Psalms 32:1-5

1When God has forgiven someone's sins, they are truly happy! They may have turned against God, but when God forgives them, they are happy.

2They may have done something bad, but when the Lord says, ‘Not guilty!’, he has truly blessed them. They are happy because they no longer try to hide their sins.

3When I said nothing to God about my sin, my whole body became weak. I cried all the time because of the pain.

4In the day and in the night, you punished me very much. It seemed as if the hot sun was taking away my strength. Selah.

5Then I told you about my sins. I did not try to hide the bad things that I had done. I said, ‘I will tell the Lord about the things that I have done against him.’ When I did that, you forgave my sins. Selah.