“Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.”
The psalmist declares that God is his hiding place, that God preserves him from trouble and surrounds him with shouts of deliverance. The phrase "You are my hiding place" suggests that God functions as the secure refuge. The verb "preserve" suggests active protection and guarding. The image of being surrounded with shouts of deliverance suggests that the psalmist is enclosed by sounds of salvation. The verse transitions from exhortation to affirmation, celebrating the reality of God's protection.
Church Fathers on Psalms 32:7
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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