O blessed man, whom God forgives

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O blessed man, whom God forgives, And covers all his sin;

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To whom the Lord imputes no guilt, Who's free from guile within.

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While I refused to own my crime, The horror in my breast, Dried up my bones; I roared all day, And found no quiet rest.

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For day, and night, thine awful hand, Heavy upon me beat; My moisture dried, as ground that's parched, With summer's scorching heat.

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I then resolved no more to hide, My sin, but freely own My fault to God; and thou forgav'st The guilt of what I'd done.

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The godly hence, in season, shall To thee pour out his soul; Then though great water floods should rage, None over him shall rowl.

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Thou art my hiding place, where I From harm, shall sheltered be; With songs of thy deliverance, thou Shalt round encompass me.

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I'll thee instruct, and teach the way, How thou may'st wisely live: And safe direction, in thy walk, My watchful eye shall give.

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Ben't like the horse, or mule, which ne'er Submit to reason's sway; Whose mouths with bit, and reins, we rule, And force them to obey.

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The wicked, by their wickedness, Their sorrows multiply; But mercy shall encompass them. Who on the Lord rely.

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Let then the righteous ones be glad, And in the Lord rejoice; Let all, that are upright in heart, Triumph with joyful voice.