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Ps 32:1-11.
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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. A vivid description of felt, but unacknowledged, sin.
When--literally, "for," as in
Ps 32:4.
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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. A prompt fulfilment of the purposed confession is followed by a prompt forgiveness.
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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. His experience illustrates the statement of
Ps 32:6.
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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. 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. The sorrows of the impenitent contrasted with the peace and safety secured by God's mercy.
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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.
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).