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Psalm 32:1-7

Praying in time of trouble

    Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven,
        whose sin is covered. 
     Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity,
        and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
 
     While I kept silence, my body wasted away
        through my groaning all day long. 
     For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
        my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. 
Selah
 
     Then I acknowledged my sin to you,
        and I did not hide my iniquity;
    I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,"
        and you forgave the guilt of my sin. 
Selah
 
     Therefore let all who are faithful
        offer prayer to you;
    at a time of distress, the rush of mighty waters
        shall not reach them. 
     You are a hiding place for me;
        you preserve me from trouble;
        you surround me with glad cries of deliverance. 
Selah




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