This Psalm was probably written by David some time after his sin with Bathsheba. It describes the agonies of conscience that he went through before finally confessing his sin to God, and the subsequent relief that he experienced once he had done so and had found forgiveness. Intermingled with it are... [ Continue Reading ]
HE PRAISES GOD FOR THE FACT THAT HE HAS BEEN FORGIVEN (PSALMS 32:1). Psalms 32:1 ‘Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man to whom YHWH does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile.' The Psalmist opens the Psalm with praise to Go... [ Continue Reading ]
2). HE DESCRIBES THE PERIOD WHEN HE HAD BEEN UNABLE TO FIND REST IN HIS HEART BECAUSE GOD'S HAND WAS ON HIM GIVING HIM NO PEACE (3-4). Psalms 32:3 ‘When I kept silence, my bones wasted away, Through my groaning all the day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me, My moisture was cha... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PSALMIST COMES TO HIS SENSES AND ACKNOWLEDGES HIS SIN THUS FINDING FORGIVENESS (5). Psalms 32:5 ‘I acknowledged my sin to you, And my iniquity I did not hide, I said, I will confess my transgressions to YHWH, And YOU (emphatic) forgave the iniquity of my sin.' Selah. Coming at last to his s... [ Continue Reading ]
4). HE EXPRESSES HIS CONFIDENCE THAT ANYONE WHO IS GODLY CAN SIMILARLY COME TO HIM IN TIMES OF TROUBLE, EMPHASISING THAT GOD IS HIS HIDING PLACE, THE ONE WHO SURROUNDS HIM WITH SONGS OF DELIVERANCE (PSALMS 32:6). Psalms 32:6 ‘For this let every one who is godly pray to you, In a time when you may... [ Continue Reading ]
5). HE HEARS GOD'S VOICE AGAIN PROMISING TO LEAD HIM IN THE RIGHT WAY, ALTHOUGH REQUIRING THAT HE RESPOND TO HIS GUIDING HAND (8-9). ‘I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you will go, I will guide you with my eye.' God now speaks to David (it is YHWH who gives David counsel - Psalms... [ Continue Reading ]
6). HE EMPHASISES THE FACT THAT THE ONE WHO TRUSTS IN YHWH WILL BE SURROUNDED WITH MERCY (10). ‘Many sorrows will be to the wicked, But he who trusts in YHWH, lovingkindness will compass him about.' David sums up his experience in a simple statement. Those who are wicked, (unresponsive to YHWH as... [ Continue Reading ]
7). HE CALLS ON ALL THE RIGHTEOUS TO BE GLAD IN YHWH, AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE UPRIGHT IN HEART TO SHOUT FOR JOY. Psalms 32:11 ‘Be glad in YHWH, and rejoice, you righteous, And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.' The Psalm finishes with a joyous call for all who are His to be glad in H... [ Continue Reading ]