³ When I kept silent,^(A)
    my bones wasted away^(B)
    through my groaning^(C) all day long.
⁴ For day and night
    your hand was heavy^(D) on me;
my strength was sapped^(E)
    as in the heat of summer.^[a]

⁵ Then I acknowledged my sin to you
    and did not cover up my iniquity.^(F)
I said, “I will confess^(G)
    my transgressions^(H) to the Lord.”
And you forgave
    the guilt of my sin.^(I)

¹³ Whoever conceals their sins^(A) does not prosper,
    but the one who confesses^(B) and renounces them finds mercy.^(C)