Psalms 32:1
How happy is he whose transgression is forgiven! whose sin is pardoned!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 12:13And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against Yahweh. Then said Nathan unto David,—Yahweh also, hath put away thy sin, thou shalt not die!
Psalms 1:1How happy the man, who hath not walked in the counsel of the lawless,—and, in the way of sinners, hath not stood, and, in the seat of scoffers, hath not sat;
Psalms 42:1As, the hart, cometh panting up to the channels of water, So my soul, panteth for thee, O God.
Psalms 52:1Why dost thou boast thyself of wickedness, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of GOD, [lasteth] all the day.
Psalms 55:1Give ear, O God, to my prayer, And do not hide thyself from my supplication:
Psalms 85:2Thou hast taken away, the iniquity of thy people, Thou hast covered, all their sin. [Selah.]
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 →