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Psalms 32:5

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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.

Psalms 32:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 32:5

Theological / Devotional

Acknowledged my sin. With acknowledgment and confession came forgiveness. On the three words for sin employed in this verse, see on vs. 1, 2.

I said. For a fuller understanding of this passage, see 2 Sam. 12:1–14; cf. Luke 15:18.

Thou. Emphatic in the Hebrew. Augustine is reported to have said, “The voice is not yet so much upon the lips, when—the wound is healed.”

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