1 A Psalm of *31. 1 Gr. for or, of.instruction by David.

✝ 31. 1 Rom. 4. 7,8. Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. 2 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin, and in whose mouth there is no guile.

3 Because I kept silence, my bones waxed old, from my crying all the day. 4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: I became thoroughly miserable while a *31. 4 See Heb.thorn was fastened in me. Pause. 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.