Psalms 32
32
Forgiven
A poem of insight and instruction by King David # 32 David wrote this psalm after he seduced the wife of his most loyal soldier, then had him killed to try to keep her pregnancy a secret. This sin with Bathsheba brought great disgrace to David, yet he found complete forgiveness in God’s mercy. The apostle Paul chose the first two verses of Ps. 32 to support the important doctrine of salvation by grace through faith. See Rom. 4:5–8. This was Augustine’s favorite psalm. He had it written on the wall near his bed before he died so he could meditate on it.
1What bliss belongs to the one
whose rebellion has been forgiven, # 32:1 The Hebrew word for “forgiven” means “lifted off.” Sin’s guilt is a burden that must be lifted off our souls. The Septuagint reads “because they have not hidden their sins.”
those whose sins are covered by blood.
2What bliss belongs to those
who have confessed their corruption # 32:2 David used three Hebrew words to describe sin in these first two verses: “rebellion,” “sins” (failures, falling short), and “corruption” (crookedness, the twisting of right standards). to God!
For he wipes their slates clean
and removes hypocrisy from their hearts.
3Before I confessed my sins, I kept it all inside;
my dishonesty devastated my inner life,
causing my life to be filled with frustration,
irrepressible anguish, and misery.
4The pain never let up, for your hand of conviction
was heavy on my heart.
My strength was sapped, my inner life dried up
like a spiritual drought within my soul.
Pause in his presence
5Then I finally admitted to you all my sins,
refusing to hide them any longer.
I said, “My life-giving God,
I will openly acknowledge my evil actions.”
And you forgave me!
All at once the guilt of my sin washed away
and all my pain disappeared!
Pause in his presence
6This is what I’ve learned through it all:
All believers should confess their sins to God;
do it every time God has uncovered you
in the time of exposing.
For if you do this, when sudden storms of life overwhelm,
you’ll be kept safe.
7Lord, you are my secret hiding place,
protecting me from these troubles,
surrounding me with songs of gladness!
Your joyous shouts of rescue release my breakthrough.
Pause in his presence
8-9I hear the Lord saying, “I will stay close to you,
instructing and guiding you along the pathway for your life.
I will advise you along the way
and lead you forth with my eyes as your guide.
So don’t make it difficult; don’t be stubborn
when I take you where you’ve not been before.
Don’t make me tug you and pull you along.
Just come with me!”
10So my conclusion is this:
Many are the sorrows and frustrations
of those who don’t come clean with God.
But when you trust in the Lord for forgiveness,
his wraparound love will surround you.
11So celebrate the goodness of God!
He shows this kindness to everyone who is his.
Go ahead—shout for joy,
all you upright ones who want to please him!
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32
A maskil of David.
1It is a great blessing
when people are forgiven for the wrongs they have done,
when their sins are erased.#32:1 erased Or “covered over” or “atoned.”
2It is a great blessing
when the Lord says they are not guilty,
when they don’t try to hide their sins.
3Lord, I prayed to you again and again,
but I did not talk about my sins.
So I only became weaker and more miserable.
4Every day you made life harder for me.
I became like a dry land in the hot summertime. Selah
5But then I decided to confess my sins to the Lord.
I stopped hiding my guilt and told you about my sins.
And you forgave them all! Selah
6That is why your loyal followers pray to you while there is still time.
Then when trouble rises like a flood, it will not reach them.
7You are a hiding place for me.
You protect me from my troubles.
You surround me and protect me,
so I sing about the way you saved me. Selah
8The Lord says, “I will teach you
and guide you in the way you should live.
I will watch over you and be your guide.
9Don’t be like a stupid horse or mule that will not come to you
unless you put a bit in its mouth and pull it with reins.”
10Many pains will come to the wicked,
but the Lord’s faithful love will surround those who trust in him.
11Good people, rejoice and be very happy in the Lord.
All you who want to do right, rejoice!
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