“When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.”
The psalmist reflects on the agony of maintaining silence about sin, declaring that while he kept silent, his bones wasted away with groaning. The verb "be silent" suggests the attempt to hide or deny sin. The physical description of wasting away emphasizes that the suppression of sin produces bodily effects. The reference to groaning suggests the constant suffering of one who carries guilt without relief. This verse suggests that attempted concealment of sin is itself destructive.
Church Fathers on Psalms 32:3
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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