Psalm 32- How blessed is He who is forgiven

Psalm 32

1 How blessed is the one whose rebellious acts are forgiven,

whose sin is pardoned!

2 How blessed is the one whose wrongdoing the Lord does not punish,

in whose spirit there is no deceit.

3 When I refused to confess my sin,

my whole body wasted away,

while I groaned in pain all day long.

4 For day and night you tormented me;

you tried to destroy me in the intense heat of summer. (Selah)

5 Then I confessed my sin;

I no longer covered up my wrongdoing.

I said, “I will confess my rebellious acts to the Lord.”

And then you forgave my sins. (Selah)

6 For this reason every one of your faithful followers should pray to you

while there is a window of opportunity.

Certainly when the surging water rises,

it will not reach them.

7 You are my hiding place;

you protect me from distress.

You surround me with shouts of joy from those celebrating deliverance. (Selah)

8 I will instruct and teach you about how you should live.

I will advise you as I look you in the eye.

9 Do not be like an unintelligent horse or mule,

which will not obey you

unless they are controlled by a bridle and bit.

10 An evil person suffers much pain,

but the Lordʼs faithfulness overwhelms the one who trusts in him.

11 Rejoice in the Lord and be happy, you who are godly!

Shout for joy, all you who are morally upright!

The NET Bible

"How blessed is he..." starts off this Psalm, much like Psalm 1. Both Psalms encourage the believer to pursue a path in life that will result in blessing.  Everyone wants to be blessed with lots of money, loving relationships and rewarding accomplishments, but how many want to pursue the Lord's path to blessing?  It is not that hard to understand; in this case you just need to acknowledge your sin, commit to change, and ask to Lord to forgive you.  In fact, the Psalmist is downright insulting to those who refuse to understand this simple process, he calls them stupid mules (v9)! (That might be considered a micro aggression in today's society; disrespecting the intellectually challenged!) But in any case, the Psalmist lays out the consequences to those who choose to not obey; "10 An evil person suffers much pain."  It's so much easier to listen to the Lord and obey His commands and avoid all that pain. Then you can be "overwhelmed by faithfulness", "Rejoice in the Lord and be happy", and "shout for joy". It only makes sense if you have more sense that "an. Unintelligent horse of mule".

Now listen as the Sons of Korah sets this beautiful Psalm to music. 

Psalm 32- Sons of Korah

http://youtu.be/8QD-9Mcf2R8