Psalm 32:5

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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.

Literal

I made known to You my sin, and my iniquity I did not hide; I said, “I will make confession over my transgressions to YHWH,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah

Latin

Delictum meum cognitum tibi feci, et injustitiam meam non abscondi. Dixi: Confitebor adversum me injustitiam meam Domino; et tu remisisti impietatem peccati mei.

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English

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

Notes

Psalms 32:5

God has forgiven the guilt and rebellion mentioned in Psalm 32:1. The Lord’s nature is to reconcile and forgive (Psalms 78:38; 85:2; 130:4), but he requires people to confess and repent.

Psalms 32:3–5

The psalmist admits his sin (see Psalms 19:12–13; 25:7, 11, 15–22) and his resistance to confessing sin. The Lord pressed him hard until he confessed his guilt.

Psalms 32:1–11

This wisdom psalm of confession and thanks urges the godly to learn from the psalmist’s journey through sin, denial, confession, and forgiveness. The early church used this psalm as one of the seven penitential psalms (psalms of repentance, see also Psalms 6, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143).

Theme notes and profiles

David Praise Psalms Salvation in the Psalms Wisdom Psalms

Related verses

Proverbs 28:13
He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
2 Samuel 12:13
Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.
Psalm 51:3–5
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
Psalm 38:18
Yes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.
Psalm 30:5
For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
Isaiah 65:24
Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
1 John 1:8–10
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Psalm 103:12
As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
Hosea 6:1
Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
Job 33:27
Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
Luke 7:47
Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”
2 Samuel 24:10
After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”

Parallels

Romans 4:1–12

People

Selah: A musical or liturgical term of uncertain meaning

Glossary

Confession David Gratitude Mercy Music Psalms, Book of Wisdom Literature

Topics

Afflictions Made Beneficial in Leading Us to Confession of Sin Confessing to One Another Confession Confession of Sin: Followed by Pardon Confession of Sin: should be Full and Unreserved God: Mercy of Iniquity Pardon is Granted: To Those Who Confess Their Sins Penitent: Promises To Prayer: Confession In Repentance: Exemplified Sin: Confession of Sin: Forgiveness of Sins The Mercy of God: Manifested: To Repentant Sinners

Psalm 32:5

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