Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Psalm 32

Psalm 32  

WEDNESDAY  Reflections

Silence isn’t always golden. Yes, I would say that keeping quiet is something most of us would do good to learn, but not when it comes to sin. The beauty of the psalm sits on the cornerstone of confessing our sin. Confession isn’t always good for the soul, especially if it’s a confession that could hurt others. This being said most people want only to confess when it might get them sympathy or hurt someone else. This isn’t what the psalmist is talking about. The confession here is being honest with yourself and God. It is admitting to God, you have sinned and deserve punishment though you pray for mercy. When we confess, everything is better, because God forgives.  

 

On a side note: Though confession to others isn’t always required, it is wise and scriptural (James 5:16). I remember author Brant Hansen said, “If I don’t’ confess my sins, I’ll confess yours.”   



Psa 32:1-11
(1)  A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
(2)  Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
(3)  When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
(4)  For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
(5)  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.
(6)  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.
(7)  Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
(8)  I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
(9)  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.
(10)  Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
(11)  Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.


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