Psalm 32

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Psalm 32

Blessedness of Forgiveness and of Trust in God.

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^(A)How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered!

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How blessed is the man to whom the Lord ^(B)does not impute iniquity,
And in whose spirit there is ^(C)no deceit!

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When ^(D)I kept silent about my sin, ^(E)my ^(b)body wasted away
Through my ^(c)^(F)groaning all day long.

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For day and night ^(G)Your hand was heavy upon me;
My ^(d)^(H)vitality was drained away as with the fever heat of summer. ^(e)Selah.

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I ^(I)acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I ^(J)did not hide;
I said, “^(K)I will confess my transgressions to the Lord”;
And You ^(L)forgave the ^(f)guilt of my sin. Selah.

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Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You ^(g)^(M)in a time when You may be found;
Surely ^(N)in a flood of great waters they will not reach him.

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You are ^(O)my hiding place; You ^(P)preserve me from trouble;
You surround me with ^(h)^(Q)songs of deliverance. Selah.

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I will ^(R)instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go;
I will counsel you ^(S)with My eye upon you.

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Do not be ^(T)as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding,
Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check,
Otherwise they will not come near to you.

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Many are the ^(U)sorrows of the wicked,
But ^(V)he who trusts in the Lord, lovingkindness shall surround him.

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Be ^(W)glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones;
And shout for joy, all you who are ^(X)upright in heart.

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 32:1: ['Possibly ', Contemplative, ', or ', Didactic, ', or ', Skillful Psalm]

b. Psalm 32:3: ['Or ', bones, substance]

c. Psalm 32:3: ['Lit ', roaring]

d. Psalm 32:4: ['Lit ', life juices were turned into the drought of summer]

e. Psalm 32:4: [Selah, ' may mean: ', Pause, Crescendo, ' or ', Musical interlude]

f. Psalm 32:5: ['Or ', iniquity]

g. Psalm 32:6: ['Lit ', in a time of finding out]

h. Psalm 32:7: ['Or ', shouts]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 32:1: Psalm 85:2; Psalm 103:3; Romans 4:7; Romans 4:8

B. Psalm 32:2: 2 Corinthians 5:19

C. Psalm 32:2: John 1:47

D. Psalm 32:3: Psalm 39:2; Psalm 39:3

E. Psalm 32:3: Psalm 31:10

F. Psalm 32:3: Psalm 38:8

G. Psalm 32:4: 1 Samuel 5:6; Job 23:2; Job 33:7; Psalm 38:2; Psalm 39:10

H. Psalm 32:4: Psalm 22:15

I. Psalm 32:5: Leviticus 26:40

J. Psalm 32:5: Job 31:33

K. Psalm 32:5: Psalm 38:18; Proverbs 28:13; 1 John 1:9

L. Psalm 32:5: Psalm 103:12

M. Psalm 32:6: Psalm 69:13; Isaiah 55:6

N. Psalm 32:6: Psalm 46:1-3; Psalm 69:1; Psalm 124:5; Psalm 144:7; Isaiah 43:2

O. Psalm 32:7: Psalm 9:9; Psalm 31:20; Psalm 91:1; Psalm 119:114

P. Psalm 32:7: Psalm 121:7

Q. Psalm 32:7: Exodus 15:1; Judges 5:1; Psalm 40:3

R. Psalm 32:8: Psalm 25:8

S. Psalm 32:8: Psalm 33:18

T. Psalm 32:9: Proverbs 26:3

U. Psalm 32:10: Psalm 16:4; Proverbs 13:21; Romans 2:9

V. Psalm 32:10: Psalm 5:11; Psalm 5:12; Proverbs 16:20

W. Psalm 32:11: Psalm 64:10; Psalm 68:3; Psalm 97:12

X. Psalm 32:11: Psalm 7:10; Psalm 64:10