Psalms 32
11 verses
Psalm 32 is a wisdom celebrating the blessing of forgiveness and the freedom that comes from confessing sin, exemplifying the theological concerns of Book 2. The psalmist employs vivid imagery and direct address to God, establishing the intimate dialogue between worshiper and the divine that characterizes the psalmic tradition. The theological assertions center on God's character as both judge and redeemer, creating a comprehensive vision of divine justice and mercy integrated with human experience. The psalm reflects on both personal circumstance and communal identity, suggesting that individual faith finds validation through shared experience with the covenant community. The liturgical context indicates this psalm's function in worship where personal piety integrates with communal celebration of God's acts and attributes. The concluding movement typically affirms confidence in God's faithfulness, exemplifying the psalmic pattern of transformation through prayer and remembrance of divine acts throughout history.
VERSES IN THIS CHAPTER
1
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
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2
Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
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3
When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
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4
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 acknowledged 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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10
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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