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Psalm 32
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- Stephen Jarvis (in English metrical New Version)
- Orlando di Lasso (v. 5, in Latin)
- Joseph Stephenson (in English metrical New Version)
- Samuel Sebastian Wesley (v. 2, in English, BCP)
Texts & translations
Clementine Vulgate (Psalm 31)
Latin text
1 Ipsi David intellectus. Beati quorum remissæ sunt iniquitates, et quorum tecta sunt peccata.
2 Beatus vir cui non imputavit Dominus peccatum, nec est in spiritu ejus dolus.
3 Quoniam tacui, inveteraverunt ossa mea, dum clamarem tota die.
4 Quoniam die ac nocte gravata est super me manus tua, conversus sum in ærumna mea, dum configitur spina.
5 Delictum meum cognitum tibi feci, et injustitiam meam non abscondi. Dixi : Confitebor adversum me injustitiam meam Domino ; et tu remisisti impietatem peccati mei.
6 Pro hac orabit ad te omnis sanctus in tempore opportuno. Verumtamen in diluvio aquarum multarum, ad eum non approximabunt.
7 Tu es refugium meum a tribulatione quæ circumdedit me ; exsultatio mea, erue me a circumdantibus me.
8 Intellectum tibi dabo, et instruam te in via hac qua gradieris ; firmabo super te oculos meos.
9 Nolite fieri sicut equus et mulus, quibus non est intellectus. In camo et freno maxillas eorum constringe, qui non approximant ad te.
10 Multa flagella peccatoris ; sperantem autem in Domino misericordia circumdabit.
11 Lætamini in Domino, et exsultate, justi ; et gloriamini, omnes recti corde.
English metrical New Version (Tate/Brady)
English text
He's blest whose sins have pardon gain'd,
No more in judgment to appear;
Whose guilt remission has obtain'd,
And whose repentance is sincere.
While I conceal'd the fretting sore,
My bones consum'd without relief;
All day did I with anguish roar,
But no complaints assuag'd my grief.
Heavy on me thy hand remain'd,
By day and night alike distress'd;
Till quite of vital moisture drain'd,
Like land with summer's drought oppress'd.
No sooner I my wound disclos'd,
The guilt that tortur'd me within,
But thy forgiveness interpos'd,
And mercy's healing balm pour'd in.
True penitents shall thus succeed,
Who seek thee whilst thou may'st be found;
They, from the common deluge freed,
Shall see remorseless sinners drown'd.
Thy favour, Lord, in all distress,
My tow'r of refuge I must own;
Thou shalt my haughty foes suppress,
And me with songs of triumph crown.
In my instruction then confide,
You that would truth's safe path descry;
Your progress I'll securely guide,
And keep you in my watchful eye.
Submit yourselves to wisdom's rule,
Like men that reason have attain'd;
Not like th'ungovern'd horse and mule,
Whose fury must be curb'd and rein'd.
Sorrows on sorrows multiplied
The harden'd sinner shall confound,
But them who in his truth confide,
Blessings of mercy shall surround.
His saints that have perform'd his laws
Their life in triumph shall employ;
Let them, as they alone have cause,
In grateful raptures shout for joy.
Church of England 1662 Book of Common Prayer
English text
1 Blessed is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven : and whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth no sin : and in whose spirit there is no guile.
3 For while I held my tongue : my bones consumed away through my daily complaining.
4 For thy hand is heavy upon me day and night : and my moisture is like the drought in summer.
5 I will acknowledge my sin unto thee : and mine unrighteousness have I not hid.
6 I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lord : and so thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin.
7 For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer unto thee, in a time when thou mayest be found : but in the great water-floods they shall not come nigh him.
8 Thou art a place to hide me in, thou shalt preserve me from trouble : thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.
9 I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt go : and I will guide thee with mine eye.
10 Be ye not like to horse and mule, which have no understanding : whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, lest they fall upon thee.
11 Great plagues remain for the ungodly : but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord, mercy embraceth him on every side.
12 Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice in the Lord : and be joyful, all ye that are true of heart.
