“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.”
The psalmist exhorts all the faithful to pray to God while he may be found, establishing that the time for confession is the present moment. The verb "seek you" suggests the active search for God's presence and favor. The phrase "while you may be found" emphasizes the urgency and the window of opportunity. The reference to the "great flood of waters" suggests the potential overwhelming of circumstances. The verse exhorts the community to learn from the psalmist's experience.
Church Fathers on Psalms 32:6
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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