Chapter commentary
Psalms Chapter 32
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Ps 32:1-11.
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Ps 32:1-11.
Maschil--literally, "giving instruction." The Psalmist describes the blessings of His forgiveness, succeeding the pains of conviction, and deduces from his own experience instruction and exhortation to others.
1, 2. (Compare
Ro 4:6).
forgiven--literally, "taken away," opposed to retain
(Joh 20:23).
covered--so that God no longer regards the sin
(Ps 85:3).
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2. 不算（imputeth）——即不归给他，也不据此待他。
诡诈（no guile）——或作欺骗，不虚浮地估量自己，在神面前也不虚伪（参
Ro 8:1）。
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2. imputeth--charge to him, and treat him accordingly.
no guile--or, deceit, no false estimate of himself, nor insincerity before God (compare
Ro 8:1).
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3, 4. 对已感觉却未承认之罪的生动描写。
当——按字面作「因为」，如
Ps 32:4。
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3, 4. A vivid description of felt, but unacknowledged, sin.
When--literally, "for," as in
Ps 32:4.
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4. 你的手——神的，或他使你苦楚的权能
（Ps 38:2）。
汁液——身体的重要体液，其灼热表达魂的痛苦。其他比喻请比较
Ps 6:2, 7; 31:9-11。 若是在第五十一篇的场合所写，这苦楚可能拖延了数月。
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4. thy hand--of God, or power in distressing him
(Ps 38:2).
moisture--vital juices of the body, the parching heat of which expresses the anguish of the soul. On the other figures, compare
Ps 6:2, 7; 31:9-11.
If composed on the occasion of the
fifty-first Psalm,
this distress may have been protracted for several months.
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5. 立刻履行所定的认罪之后，便立刻有赦免。
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5. A prompt fulfilment of the purposed confession is followed by a prompt forgiveness.
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6. 为此——即我这蒙福的经历。
虔敬人——按
Ps 4:3
的意义敬虔的人。
时候——
（Isa 55:6）； 当神的灵引导我们寻求赦免时，他已预备好赦免。
洪水等——表示大危险
（Ps 18:17; 66:12）。
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6. For this--that is, my happy experience.
godly--pious in the sense of
Ps 4:3.
a time--
(Isa 55:6);
when God's Spirit inclines us to seek pardon, He is ready to forgive.
floods, &c.--denotes great danger
(Ps 18:17; 66:12).
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7. 他的经历说明
Ps 32:6
的话。
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7. His experience illustrates the statement of
Ps 32:6.
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8. 无论这话如最可能的那样是大卫的话（比较
Ps 51:13）， 还是神的话，都是神圣引导的应许。
我要……我的眼——或作「我的眼要在你身上」，观看并指引你的路。
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8. Whether, as most likely, the language of David (compare
Ps 51:13),
or that of God, this is a promise of divine guidance.
I will . . . mine eye--or, My eye shall be on thee, watching and directing thy way.
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9. 后句更当按字面译作：「因为他们不就近你」；即因为他们若不借嚼环辔头来强制，就不肯来等。
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9. The latter clause, more literally, "in that they come not near thee"; that is, because they will not come, &c., unless forced by bit and bridle.
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10. 不悔改者的忧愁，与借神怜悯所得的平安稳妥形成对比。
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10. The sorrows of the impenitent contrasted with the peace and safety secured by God's mercy.
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11. 那些义人而正直的人——即那些顺服神圣教训以求得神圣福气的人——宜乎大声欢呼喜乐。
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11. The righteous and upright, or those conforming to the divine teaching for securing the divine blessing, may well rejoice with shouting.
Ps 32:1-11.
训诲诗（Maschil）——字面作“赐下训诲”。诗人描述罪得赦免的福分——这福分是在知罪的痛苦之后临到的；并从自己的经历中引出对他人的教导与劝勉。
1, 2. （参 Ro 4:6）。
赦免（forgiven）——字面作“挪去”，与留住（retain）相对（Joh 20:23）。
遮盖（covered）——以致神不再看那罪（Ps 85:3）。