Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
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Psalms 32
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Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
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When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
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For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
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I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
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For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
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Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
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I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
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Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
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Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
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Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
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Psalms 32 Study & Commentary
Psalm 32 is a Maschil of David, describing the blessedness of the man whose transgression is forgiven and whose sin is covered. It contrasts the misery of silence with the joy of confession.
CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS
1. The Weight of Unconfessed Sin: Keeping silence caused David’s bones to "wax old" (v. 3). Guilt is a physical and emotional burden that only confession can lift.2. The Blessing of Forgiveness: Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity (v. 2). This is a foundational text for the doctrine of justification by faith.
3. Guidance by the Eye: God promises to guide us with His eye (v. 8). This suggests an intimate relationship where we are sensitive to God’s smallest cues.
