“Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.”
The psalmist extends the beatitude to those to whom the LORD does not count iniquity and who have no deceit in their spirit. The phrase "does not count iniquity" suggests that God's accounting has been changed: the debt has been cancelled. The reference to deceit in the spirit suggests that the blessed condition requires internal integrity. The beatitude emphasizes that true blessing consists not in external prosperity but in restoration of relationship with God. The verse suggests the psalmist has moved through repentance and experienced the joy of forgiveness.
Church Fathers on Psalms 32:2
To David himself; for understanding. 1. To David himself; for understanding; by which it is understood that not by the merits of works, but by the grace of God, man is delivered, confessing his sins. 2. “Blessed are they whose unrighteousness is forgiven, and whose sins are covered” Psalm 31:1: and whose sins are buried in oblivion. “Blessed is the man to whom the Lord has not imputed sin, nor is there guile in his mouth” Psalm 31:2: nor has he in his mouth boastings of…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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