Psalm 32: The Aspect of Forgiveness

The Blessing Provided

Psalm 32:1–2 ESV

Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

The Psalmists Regret

Psalm 32:3–4 ESV

For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah

Davids Solution

Psalm 32:5 ESV

I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah

The Call to the people

Psalm 32:6 ESV

Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him. Because David confessed this sins to the Lord, we see now that The Lord is able to forgive, so therefore, we also as sinners, but anyone who trusts in God are able to confess out sins upon the Lord.

God is our Refuge

Psalm 32:7 ESV

You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah

God knows our frame and our worries and concerns, he is able to preserve us from the troubles that we are not ready to face as well as deliver us from the evil one

The Lord Speaks

Psalm 32:8–9 ESV

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you.

As long as we have God to guide us, we are able to know where to go, without the understanding that God has given us, we are like a mule which must be driven with a bit and bridle

A Reflection

Psalm 32:10–11 ESV

Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!