Psalm 32 (Listen)
32:1 Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man against whom the LORD counts no iniquity,
and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
3 For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away
through my groaning all day long.
4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me;
my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah
5 I acknowledged my sin to you,
and I did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,”
and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
6 Therefore let everyone who is godly
offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found;
surely in the rush of great waters,
they shall not reach him.
7 You are a hiding place for me;
you preserve me from trouble;
you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
9 Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
which must be curbed with bit and bridle,
or it will not stay near you.
10 Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the LORD.
11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, O righteous,
and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
Devotional:
How joyful is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! (Psalm 32:1 CSB).
This Psalm describes in vivid language the consequences of unconfessed sin: “When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was drained as in the summer’s heat” (verses 3-4). In contrast, we can indeed say with the Psalm writer David, “Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven” (verse 1). How blessed we are to know that Jesus died for our sins, he has covered them, and they are removed from us “as far as the east is from the west” (Psalm 103:12). Choose to walk in the incredible gift of forgiveness God offers and do not waste away any longer in unconfessed sin and guilt.
Pray it: Father, I acknowledge my sin before you and confess that I have transgressed your laws. Forgive me and give me assurance that my sin is covered through the power and in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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