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Psalms 32:5 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Psalms 32:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 32:515 words
HebrewMeaning
חַטָּאתִ֨/יḥaṭāʾtiy
sin mynounH2403
purifying · sin(-ner · offering)
אוֹדִ֪יעֲ/ךָ֡ʾwōdiyʿăkā
I made known to youverbH3045
acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···
וַ/עֲוֺ֘נִ֤/יwaʿăwōniy
and iniquity myconjH5771
iniquity · mischeif · punishment · sin
לֹֽאlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
כִסִּ֗יתִיkisiytiy
I coveredverbH3680
close · clothe · conceal · cover ···
אָמַ֗רְתִּיʾāmarətiy
I saidverbH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אוֹדֶ֤הʾwōdeh
I will confessverbH3034
confess · praise · shoot · thank(-ful ···
עֲלֵ֣יʿălēy
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
פְ֭שָׁעַ/יpəšāʿay
transgressions mynounH6588
sin · transgression · trespass
לַ/יהוָ֑הlayhwāh
to YahwehpronH3068
the Lord. Compare
וְ/אַתָּ֨הwəʾatāh
and youconjH859
thou · ye · you
נָ֘שָׂ֤אתָnāśāʾtā
you forgaveverbH5375
advance · arise · (able to · suffer to) bear(-er ···
עֲוֺ֖ןʿăwōn
the guilt ofnounH5771
iniquity · mischeif · punishment · sin
חַטָּאתִ֣/יḥaṭāʾtiy
sin mynounH2403
purifying · sin(-ner · offering)
סֶֽלָהselāh
SelahparticleH5542
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 32:5

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…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 32
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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