Psalms 32:1 «[A Psalm] of David, Maschil. » Blessed [is he whose] transgression [is] forgiven, [whose] sin [is] covered. _A Psalm of David, Maschil_] _i.e._ Giving instruction, or making prudent; for David here, out of his own experience, turneth teacher, Psalms 32:7, and the lesson that he layeth... [ Continue Reading ]
Blessed [is] the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit [there is] no guile. Ver. 2. _Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity_] Let no man think this triplication of the same thing needless or superfluous; since the poor soul, afflicted with sense of s... [ Continue Reading ]
When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. Ver. 3. _When I kept silence_] _i.e._ While I, through guile of spirit (for this leaven of hypocrisy is more or less in the best hearts, though it sway not there), concealed my sin, and kept the devil's counsel, contenting... [ Continue Reading ]
For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah. Ver. 4. _For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me_] See what God can do when once he taketh a man to do. Day and night he had sinned against God; therefore day and night he suffereth; and glad... [ Continue Reading ]
I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. Ver. 5. _I acknowledged my sin unto thee_] Though it were long first, yet thou broughtest me to it. The soul is ready to hang... [ Continue Reading ]
_For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him._ Ver. 6. _For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee_] "For this," that thou hast so graciously done for me, the godly shall... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou [art] my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah. Ver. 7. _Thou art my hiding place, &c._] And therefore I, being a pardoned person, shall be in safety under thy wings, Psalms 91:4, per totum. _ Thou shalt preserve me fro... [ Continue Reading ]
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. Ver. 8. _I will instruct thee and teach thee, &c._] No disgrace is it then for great men to be teachers of others. Here we have a prince preacher; such as was also Solomon, George prince of Anhalt,... [ Continue Reading ]
Be ye not as the horse, [or] as the mule, [which] have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee. Ver. 9. _Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule_] David having, according to the title Maschil, promised to teach, useth this preface to bespeak a... [ Continue Reading ]
Many sorrows [shall be] to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about. Ver. 10. _Many sorrows shall be to the wicked_] This is David's doctrine (his use followeth in the next verse), Many pains, or great smarts, are for the wicked, &c. And as Luther saith, Let him t... [ Continue Reading ]
Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all [ye that are] upright in heart. Ver. 11. _Be glad in the Lord_] Joy is the just man's portion. A pardoned sinner, as Psalms 32:1,2, is here called upon (in a use of consolation) to be as merry as mirth can make him; for what sho... [ Continue Reading ]