Bible Study Evangelista - Psalm 32, The Seven Penitential Psalms

Category: Lent, Seven Penitential Psalms Tag: confession, forgiveness, lent, penance, psalms, sin, wisdom

 

Week 2 | Psalm 32 [31]

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The Joy of Forgiveness

A Psalm of David. A Maskil.

32 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
    whose sin is covered.
² Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity,
    and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

³ When I declared not my sin, my body wasted away
    through my groaning all day long.
⁴ For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me;
    my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah

⁵ I acknowledged my sin to thee,
    and I did not hide my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my trangressions to the Lord”;
    then thou didst forgive the guilt of my sin. Selah

⁶ Therefore let every one who is godly
    offer prayer to thee;
at a time of distress, in the rush of great waters,
    they shall not reach him.
⁷ Thou art a hiding place for me,
    thou preservest me from trouble;
    thou dost encompass me with deliverance. Selah

⁸ I will instruct you and teach you
    the way you should go;
    I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
⁹ Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
    which must be curbed with bit and bridle,
    else it will not keep with you.

¹⁰ Many are the pangs of the wicked;
    but steadfast love surrounds him who trusts in the Lord.
¹¹ Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous,
    and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!