New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 32:1-11

1 1 2How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered!2How blessed is the man to whom the Lord 3does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is 4no deceit!

3When 5I kept silent about my sin, 6my 7body wasted away Through my 8 9groaning all day long.4For day and night 10Your hand was heavy upon me; My 11 12vitality was drained away as with the fever heat of summer. 13Selah.5I 14acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I 15did not hide; I said, “16I will confess my transgressions to the Lord”; And You 17forgave the 18guilt of my sin. Selah.6Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You 19 20in a time when You may be found; Surely 21in a flood of great waters they will not reach him.7You are 22my hiding place; You 23preserve me from trouble; You surround me with 24 25songs of deliverance. Selah.

8I will 26instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you 27with My eye upon you.9Do not be 28as 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.10Many are the 29sorrows of the wicked, But 30he who trusts in the Lord, lovingkindness shall surround him.11Be 31glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones; And shout for joy, all you who are 32upright in heart.

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Notes

1. Psalms 32:1 Ps 85:2; 103:3; Rom 4:7, 8 ↩
2. Psalms 32:1 Possibly Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm ↩
3. Psalms 32:2 2 Cor 5:19 ↩
4. Psalms 32:2 John 1:47 ↩
5. Psalms 32:3 Ps 39:2, 3 ↩
6. Psalms 32:3 Ps 31:10 ↩
7. Psalms 32:3 Or bones, substance ↩
8. Psalms 32:3 Lit roaring ↩
9. Psalms 32:3 Ps 38:8 ↩
10. Psalms 32:4 1 Sam 5:6; Job 23:2; 33:7; Ps 38:2; 39:10 ↩
11. Psalms 32:4 Lit life juices were turned into the drought of summer ↩
12. Psalms 32:4 Ps 22:15 ↩
13. Psalms 32:4 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude ↩
14. Psalms 32:5 Lev 26:40 ↩
15. Psalms 32:5 Job 31:33 ↩
16. Psalms 32:5 Ps 38:18; Prov 28:13; 1 John 1:9 ↩
17. Psalms 32:5 Ps 103:12 ↩
18. Psalms 32:5 Or iniquity ↩
19. Psalms 32:6 Lit in a time of finding out ↩
20. Psalms 32:6 Ps 69:13; Is 55:6 ↩
21. Psalms 32:6 Ps 46:1-3; 69:1; 124:5; 144:7; Is 43:2 ↩
22. Psalms 32:7 Ps 9:9; 31:20; 91:1; 119:114 ↩
23. Psalms 32:7 Ps 121:7 ↩
24. Psalms 32:7 Or shouts ↩
25. Psalms 32:7 Ex 15:1; Judg 5:1; Ps 40:3 ↩
26. Psalms 32:8 Ps 25:8 ↩
27. Psalms 32:8 Ps 33:18 ↩
28. Psalms 32:9 Prov 26:3 ↩
29. Psalms 32:10 Ps 16:4; Prov 13:21; Rom 2:9 ↩
30. Psalms 32:10 Ps 5:11, 12; Prov 16:20 ↩
31. Psalms 32:11 Ps 64:10; 68:3; 97:12 ↩
32. Psalms 32:11 Ps 7:10; 64:10 ↩

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