Blessedness of Forgiveness and of Trust in God.
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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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Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check,
Otherwise they will not come near to you.
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:
C.
Psalm 32:2:
John 1:47
F.
Psalm 32:3:
Psalm 38:8
J.
Psalm 32:5:
Job 31:33
R.
Psalm 32:8:
Psalm 25:8