hiding place. Note Jehovah my righteousness (Psalms 32:6 ), my hiding place (Psalms 32:7 ), and my guide (Psalms 32:8 ). Compare Psalms 9:9 ; Psalms 27:5 ; Psalms 31:20 ; Psalms 119:114 . songs = shoutings. Selah. Connecting this worship and praise with the further instruction and guidance which such receive. read more
7. His experience illustrates the statement of Psalms 32:6. read more
Psalms 32In this psalm of wisdom and thanksgiving, David urged those who sin against the Lord to seek His pardon, with the encouragement that He is gracious with the penitent. He will, however, chasten the unrepentant.Different scholars have identified different psalms as wisdom psalms. Bullock regarded 32, 34, 37, 47, 73, 112, 127-28, and 133 as wisdom psalms. Some literary distinctives of wisdom psalms are proverbs, admonitions (often taken from nature), similes, "blessed," "son" or... read more
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David paused to praise God for being a refuge for him when such a flood of trouble had overwhelmed him. The Lord not only sustained him but also gave him occasion to praise His name. Charles Wesley’s hymn "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" drew on Psalms 32:6-7: "While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high; Hide me, O my Saviour, hide . . .""In Psalms 32:3-4 David was hiding from God, but in Psalms 32:7 he is hiding in God." [Note: Ironside, p. 191.] read more
The subject of the Ps. is the happiness that follows the confession of sin and the experience of forgiveness. This is generally set forth at the beginning (Psalms 32:1-2). Then the Psalmist relates his own spiritual history of misery before confession (Psalms 32:3-4), and of relief after it (Psalms 32:5). He next commends the practice of prayer (Psalms 32:6), and expresses his own confidence in God (Psalms 32:7). In Psalms 32:8 God speaks in words of promise, and the closing vv. are devoted to... read more
Psalms 32:3-4 We all of us know that repentance of our sins is necessary for us, if we hope to be saved in the next world. True repentance is the path, the only path, of forgiveness, of restoration to God's favour, of becoming good and holy. But I. What is Repentance? It is the breaking off with our sins. It is not merely being sorry for them; not merely looking them in the face, and admitting the truth, when conscience convinces us that we have done wrong. All this is very necessary;... read more
Psalms 32:1-11ONE must have a dull ear not to hear the voice of personal experience in this psalm. It throbs with emotion, and is a burst of rapture from a heart tasting the sweetness of the new joy of forgiveness. It is hard to believe that the speaker is but a personification of the nation, and the difficulty is recognised by Cheese’s concession that we have here "principally, though not exclusively, a national psalm." The old opinion that it records David’s experience in the dark time when,... read more
Psalms 32:0 Fullest Blessing 1. The blessedness of righteousness imputed (Psalms 32:1-5 ) 2. The blessedness of hiding-place (Psalms 32:6-7 ) 3. The blessedness of guidance and preservation (Psalms 32:8-11 ) Psalms 32:1-5 . This is the first of the 13 Maschil Psalms, the Psalms of special instruction. They tell us of the understanding which the godly in Israel will have in spiritual things (Daniel 12:10 ). All these Maschil Psalms have reference to the last days. The foundation of this... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 32:1-11
Psalms 32:0 The joy of the forgiven sinnerWhen people are honest with God and confess their sin to him, they experience the unspeakable joy of knowing that their sin is forgiven (1-2). If, however, instead of acknowledging their sin they try to push it out of the mind, they only create greater distress and tension for themselves. This can lead to a falling away in physical health (3-4). But when confession is made, forgiveness follows, the burden of the mind is removed, and people enjoy afresh... read more