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Thanksgiving · David

Psalm 32

Have you ever kept a sin quiet and felt it wear you down? David did, until he said it.

11 verses≈ 3 minBSB

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Where we are

  1. 1–41Book IDavid's prayers: 'The LORD is my shepherd'Psalm 32
  2. 42–72Book II'As the deer pants'; the throne under pressure
  3. 73–89Book IIIAsaph and Korah: the kingdom falls
  4. 90–106Book IVBack to Moses: the LORD reigns
  5. 107–150Book VSongs of ascents, and the last Hallelujah

The Joy of Forgiveness

Of David. A Maskil.

Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven,

whose sins are covered.

Blessed is the man

whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him,

in whose spirit there is no deceit.

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A terraced Judean hillside at high summer noon: gray cracked earth, dead vine stalks on a stone wall, heat shimmering, no shade, a white-hot empty sky.

When I kept silent, my bones became brittle

from my groaning all day long.

For day and night

Your hand was heavy upon me;

my strength was drained

as in the summer heat.

Selah

Then I acknowledged my sin to You

and did not hide my iniquity.

I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”

and You forgave the guilt of my sin.

Selah

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Narrated by Bob Souer · BSB audio, public domain

Therefore let all the godly pray to You

while You may be found.

Surely when great waters rise,

they will not come near.

You are my hiding place.

You protect me from trouble;

You surround me with songs of deliverance.

Selah

You are my hiding place.

Psalm 32:7

I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go;

I will give you counsel and watch over you.

Close view of a horse’s head with a simple bronze bit in its mouth and plain leather reins held by a rider’s hand.

Do not be like the horse or mule,

which have no understanding;

they must be controlled with bit and bridle

to make them come to you.

Many are the sorrows of the wicked,

but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.

Silent or said

I kept silent3–4Bones, heat,heavy handI acknowledged5You forgaveHiding place7

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The same God, the same sin. One word from David changed which side of the hand he was on.

Pray

Say it

Is there something you’ve kept silent about? Say it to Him here, in plain words. Nobody else reads this page.

Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones;

shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

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Psalm 32

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A verse to carry with you

Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

Psalm 32:1

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