3 When I kept silent, my bones grew oldThrough my groaning all the day long.
4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me;My vitality was turned into the drought of summer.Selah
5 I acknowledged my sin to You,And my iniquity I have not hidden.I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”And You forgave the iniquity of my sin.Selah
6 For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to YouIn a time when You may be found;Surely in a flood of great watersThey shall not come near him.
7 You are my hiding place;You shall preserve me from trouble;You shall surround me with songs of deliverance.Selah
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;I will guide you with My eye.
9 Do not be like the horse or like the mule,Which have no understanding,Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle,Else they will not come near you.