Day 6 : Evening Prayer

32 - Beati quorum

1  Blessed is the one whose unrighteousness is forgiven, *
and whose sin is covered.
2  Blessed is the one to whom the Lord imputes no sin, *
and in whose spirit there is no guile.
3  For while I held my tongue, my bones wasted away; *
I ceased not from groaning all the day long.
4  For your hand was heavy upon me day and night, *
and I was dried up and withered, as in the drought of 
summer.
5  Then I acknowledged my sin unto you, *
and I did not hide my iniquity.
6  I said, “I will confess my sins unto the Lord”; *
and so you forgave the wickedness of my sin.
7  For this reason shall all the godly make their prayers unto you
  at a time when you may be found; *
when the great floodwaters rise, they shall not reach them.

8  You are my hiding-place; you shall preserve me from trouble; *
you shall encompass me with songs of deliverance.
9  “I will instruct you and teach you in the way that you should go,  *
and I will guide you with my eye.
10  Do not be like the horse and mule, which have no
  understanding, *
whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, 
or else they will not come near you.”
11  Great troubles remain for the ungodly; *
but mercy embraces those who trust in the Lord.
12  Be glad, O you righteous, and rejoice in the Lord; *
and be joyful, all who are true of heart.