Psalms 32:6

Therefore shall every pious man pray to thee, while thou mayst be found; Surely the floods of great waters shall not come near him.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5At length I acknowledged to thee my sin, And did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgression to the LORD;” And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin! [[Pause.]]

7Thou art my hiding-place; thou preservest me from trouble; Thou compassest me about with songs of deliverance. [[Pause.]]

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Cross References

Psalms 34:2In the LORD doth my soul boast; Let the afflicted hear, and rejoice!

Psalms 42:7Deep calleth for deep at the noise of thy waterfalls; All thy waves and billows have gone over me!

Psalms 69:1“For the leader of the music. Upon the Shoshannim. A psalm of David.” Save me, O God! For the waters press in to my very life!

Psalms 91:7A thousand shall fall by thy side, And ten thousand at thy right hand; But thee it shall not touch.

Psalms 144:7Send forth thine hand from above; Rescue and save me from deep waters; From the hands of aliens,

Matthew Henry on Psalms 32:2-7

Who Are Blessed. 1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. 3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. 4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah. 5 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… Read the whole commentary →

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