Blessedness of Forgiveness and of Trust in God.
A Psalm of David. A Maskil.
32 (A)How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered!
2 How blessed is the man to whom the Lord (B)does not impute iniquity,
And in whose spirit there is (C)no deceit!
3 When (D)I kept silent about my sin, (E)my body wasted away
Through my (F)groaning all day long.
4 For day and night (G)Your hand was heavy upon me;
My (H)vitality was drained away as with the fever heat of summer. Selah.
5 I (I)acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I (J)did not hide;
I said, “(K)I will confess my transgressions to the Lord”;
And You (L)forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.
6 Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You (M)in a time when You may be found;
Surely (N)in a flood of great waters they will not reach him.
7 You are (O)my hiding place; You (P)preserve me from trouble;
You surround me with (Q)songs of deliverance. Selah.
8 I will (R)instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go;
I will counsel you (S)with My eye upon you.
9 Do not be (T)as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding,
Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check,
Otherwise they will not come near to you.
10 Many are the (U)sorrows of the wicked,
But (V)he who trusts in the Lord, lovingkindness shall surround him.
11 Be (W)glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones;
And shout for joy, all you who are (X)upright in heart.
Footnotes
- Psalm 32:1
- Psalm 32:3
- Psalm 32:3
- Psalm 32:4
- Psalm 32:4
- Psalm 32:5
- Psalm 32:6
- Psalm 32:7
Cross references
- Psalm 32:1 : Ps 85:2; 103:3; Rom 4:7, 8
- Psalm 32:2 : 2 Cor 5:19
- Psalm 32:2 : John 1:47
- Psalm 32:3 : Ps 39:2, 3
- Psalm 32:3 : Ps 31:10
- Psalm 32:3 : Ps 38:8
- Psalm 32:4 : 1 Sam 5:6; Job 23:2; 33:7; Ps 38:2; 39:10
- Psalm 32:4 : Ps 22:15
- Psalm 32:5 : Lev 26:40
- Psalm 32:5 : Job 31:33
- Psalm 32:5 : Ps 38:18; Prov 28:13; 1 John 1:9
- Psalm 32:5 : Ps 103:12
- Psalm 32:6 : Ps 69:13; Is 55:6
- Psalm 32:6 : Ps 46:1-3; 69:1; 124:5; 144:7; Is 43:2
- Psalm 32:7 : Ps 9:9; 31:20; 91:1; 119:114
- Psalm 32:7 : Ps 121:7
- Psalm 32:7 : Ex 15:1; Judg 5:1; Ps 40:3
- Psalm 32:8 : Ps 25:8
- Psalm 32:8 : Ps 33:18
- Psalm 32:9 : Prov 26:3
- Psalm 32:10 : Ps 16:4; Prov 13:21; Rom 2:9
- Psalm 32:10 : Ps 5:11, 12; Prov 16:20
- Psalm 32:11 : Ps 64:10; 68:3; 97:12
- Psalm 32:11 : Ps 7:10; 64:10
