David Wrote Psalm 32
- Dates
- 991 BC
David writes Psalm 32 after his grievous sin with Bathsheba. It is a psalm of deep confession, repentance, and restoration.
In detail
Psalm 32 is a penitential psalm. It unites personal penitence with instruction to others. The psalm has the profound purpose of showing the blessedness of the forgiveness of sin. It was composed after David committed his grievous sin with Bath—sheba and is a record of his confession and the forgiveness he obtained (see 2 Sam. 11 12). Verses 1—5 deal with David's personal experience vs. 6—11 give counsel. The psalm is reported to have been a favorite of Augustine's to the moment of death. The theologian had the psalm written on the wall, that he might see it from his sickbed.
Bible passages
- Psalms 32:1-11
1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. 3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. …
Text of the King James Version.