Psalms 32:1
A Psalm of David. 1 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; 1 Praise becomes the upright. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
In Context
2Praise the Lord on the harp; 1 Play to him on a psaltery of ten strings. 1
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:13And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, And the Lord has put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, 1 And has not stood in the way of sinners, 1 And has not sat in the seat of evil men. 1
Psalms 42:1A Psalm of David. 1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause, against an ungodly nation: 1 Deliver me from the unjust and crafty man. 1
Psalms 52:1For the end, a Psalm of David upon Mahalath, of instruction. 1
Psalms 55:1For the end, concerning the people that were removed from the sanctuary, by David for a memorial, when the Philistines caught him in Gath. 1
Psalms 85:2Preserve my soul, for I am holy; 1 Save thy servant, O God, who hopes in thee. 1
Matthew Henry on Psalms 32:1
This psalm, though it speaks not of Christ, as many of the psalms we have hitherto met with have done, has yet a great deal of gospel in it. The apostle tells us that David, in this psalm, describes "the blessedness of the man unto whom God imputes righteousness without words," Rom. iv. 6 . We have here a summary, I. Of gospel grace in the pardon of sin ( ver. 1, 2 ), in divine protection ( ver. 7 ), and divine guidance, ver. 8 . II. Of gospel duty. To confess sin ( ver. 3-5 ), to pray ( ver. 6 ), to govern… Read the whole commentary →