Bible Commentary

Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all [ye that are] upright in heart. 11. Cp. Psa 5:11; Psa 33:1; Neh 8:10; Php 3:1; Php 4:4; 1Th 5:16. All kindred spirits must share the joy of a pardoned soul, and rejoice in the contemplation of God’s gracious dealings with … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 32:11”

Many sorrows [shall be] to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about. 10. The warning given in the preceding verse is confirmed by the contrast between the lot of the ungodly and the faithful. many sorrows ] Calamities and chastisements. The LXX has , scourges. Cp. Job 33:19. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 32:10”

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. 9, 10. A warning addressed to all not to resist God’s will, and neglect instruction. Be not like horse like mule with no understanding, With … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 32:9”

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. 8. Who is the speaker? The Psalmist or God? Most commentators suppose that it is the Psalmist, who now assumes the part of teacher, as in Psa 34:11, and fulfils the promise of Psa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 32:8”

Thou [art] my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah. 7. The Psalmist addresses Jehovah, appropriating to himself the promise of the preceding verse. my hiding place ] The same word as in Psa 27:5; Psa 31:20; Psa 91:1. thou shalt preserve me &c.] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 32:7”

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. 6. An exhortation based upon experience. For this &c.] Rather, Therefore let every one &c. in a time when thou mayest be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 32:6”

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. 5. The way of restoration. Lit. I began to make known to thee my sin, and mine iniquity did I not cover. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 32:5”

For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah. For day and night – I found no relief even at night. The burden was constant, and was insupportable. Thy hand was heavy upon me – Thy hand seemed to press me down. It weighed … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 32:4”

When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. 3, 4. The illustration of this truth from the Psalmist’s own experience. He kept silence, refusing to acknowledge his sin to himself and to God; but meanwhile God did not leave him to himself (Job 33:16 ff.); His chastening hand … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 32:3”

Blessed [is] the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit [there is] no guile. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity – Whose sin is not reckoned to him, or charged on him. The reference here is to his own sin. The idea is not, that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 32:2”