1. It is a great blessing when people are forgiven for the wrongs they have done, when their sins are erased.
2. It is a great blessing when the Lord says they are not guilty, when they don’t try to hide their sins.
3. Lord, I prayed to you again and again, but I did not talk about my sins. So I only became weaker and more miserable.
4. Every day you made life harder for me. I became like a dry land in the hot summertime. Selah
5. But then I decided to confess my sins to the Lord. I stopped hiding my guilt and told you about my sins. And you forgave them all! Selah
6. That is why your loyal followers pray to you while there is still time. Then when trouble rises like a flood, it will not reach them.