Psalms 32

Psalms 32:1-11

AN OUTLINE THE BLESSED To have transgressions forgiven. “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven” (Psalms 32:1). To have one’s sin covered. “Whose sin is covered” (Psalms 32:1). Romans 4:7; Luke 12:2. To have no iniquity imputed. “Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity” (Psalms 32:2).2 Samuel 19:9; Romans 4:8; Romans 5:13; 2 Corinthians 5:19.To have no guile of spirit. “In whose spirit there is no guile” (Psalms 32:2). THE The effect of silence on the soul. “When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. “For day and night Thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer” (Psalms 32:3-4). The relation of compassion to forgiveness. “I acknowledge 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” (Psalms 32:5). Find the Lord; escape the flood. “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. “Thou art my hiding place; Thou shalt preserve me from trouble; Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance” (Psalms 32:6-7). THE SOURCE OF The taught one becomes the teacher. “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye” (Psalms 32:8). Romans 2:21; Hebrews 5:12. The unruly spirit learns little or nothing. “Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee” (Psalms 32:9). 1 Thessalonians 5:14. The wicked have sorrow, the truthful, mercy. “Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about” (Psalms 32:10).The righteous have the spirit to rejoice. “Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart” (Psalms 32:11).