Psalm 32:8 NIV

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 32:1-11

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

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 32:8

(8) I will guide thee with mine eye.—The Hebrew may be rendered either “I will advise—with mine eye upon thee,” or “I will fix mine eye upon thee,” which is the translation by the LXX., and to be preferred. This verse changes so abruptly to the first person that it is better, with most of the old interpreters and, among moderns, with Ewald, Hitzig, and Reuss, to suppose them the words of deliverance that sound so sweet in the psalmist’s ears. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 32:1-11

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

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 32:1-11

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

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 32:1-11

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

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 32:8

32:8 I will {h} instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.(h) David promises to make the rest of God’s children partakers of the benefits which he felt, and that he will diligently look and take care to direct them in the way of salvation. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 32:1-11

Psalms 25:0 In the Hebrew this prayer is arranged as an acrostic, i.e., the first word of each verse begins with a letter in alphabetical order from A-to-Z. Hereafter we shall not give as much attention to every psalm as we have thus far, but trust the reader to do the analyzing after the examples given. The purpose of this book is not so much textual explanation as a stimulus to Bible study in a broader sense, and it is assumed that the reader has been studying the Bible side by side with the... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 32:8-11

All these expressions, if accepted in reference to what went before, are to the same effect, and directed to the same purpose. God will guide his people with his counsel, and compass them about with mercy. So that there is always cause for the children of God to triumph; while sinners, unreclaimed, and who refuse divine teachings, will find cause for continual sorrow. read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 32:8-11

8-11 God teaches by his word, and guides with the secret intimations of his will. David gives a word of caution to sinners. The reason for this caution is, that the way of sin will certainly end in sorrow. Here is a word of comfort to saints. They may see that a life of communion with God is far the most pleasant and comfortable. Let us rejoice, O Lord Jesus, in thee, and in thy salvation; so shall we rejoice indeed read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 32:1-11

Of the Justification of a Poor Sinner. A psalm of David, Maschil, a contemplation, written probably after David had been restored to the grace of God, a little more than a year after his great sin with Bathsheba, 2 Samuel 11:21. The psalm pictures sin in the fullness of its terror and shows that no man may be just before God in his own person, being dependent entirely upon the grace and mercy of God in Christ Jesus. v. 1. Blessed is he, literally, "O the blessings of him," those which he... read more