Psalm 32

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A Maskil of David.

משכיל

1-4      Contented is the one whose transgression is borne away, whose sin is covered. ² Contented is the man against whom Adonai counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. ³ For when I remained deaf, my bones wasted away through my groaning (or ‘roaring’) all day long. ⁴ For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me. My sap was dried up as by the summer heat. Selah

חטאת (chatat) = “sin/error”

עון (avon) = “guilt/iniquity”

פשע (pesha) = “transgression”

5         I acknowledged my sin to You, and I did not cover my iniquity. When I merely said, “I will confess my transgressions to Adonai,” You had already borne away the iniquity of my sin. Selah

 כסה (casah) = “cover (so as to conceal from view)”

6-7    [For this every godly person prays to You at a time when You may be found: only that the rush of great waters will not reach him.] ⁷ You are a hiding place for me. You preserve me from trouble. You surround me with songs of deliverance [through escape]. Selah

פלל (palal) = “to judge/see accurately”

 פלט (paleit) = “deliverance [through escape]”

 8-11     I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. I will counsel you with My eye. ⁹ Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, ornamented with muzzle and bridle so that they do not come near you. ¹⁰ Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in Adonai. ¹¹ Be glad in Adonai, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

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