Psalms 32:5

This is a beautiful verse. What a lovely view doth it give of a poor penitent! What a view doth it give of the clemency of God in Christ!

Related Commentaries of Psalms 32:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I acknowledged my sin unto thee - That is, then I confessed my guilt. I had borne the dreadful pressure as long as I could. I had endeavored to c...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

I (e) 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...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XXXII. Pardon of Sin. Psalms 32:1 f. The joy of Divine pardon. Psalms 32:3-5 . Sin remitted on confession. Psalms 32:6 f. The security...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

I acknowledged . I [made up my mind that. would] acknowledge. have. not hid . did. not hide. transgressions. Refers to 2 Samuel 12:13 (941 B....
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. I have acknowledged my sin unto thee. The prophet now describes the issue of his misery, in order to show to all the ready way of obtaini...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 547 TRUE BLESSEDNESS DECLARED Psalms 32:1-6 . Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 ini...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The subject of the Ps. is the happiness that follows the confession of sin and the experience of forgiveness. This is generally set forth at the begi...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Have I not hid ] lit. 'covered,' as in Psalms 32:1 . It is only when man does not cover his sin that God does cover it. Selah ] see on Psalms 3:4...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I acknowledged. — The fact that this verb is future, as also “I will confess” in the next clause, as well as the requirements of the passage, uphol...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 32:1-11 ONE must have a dull ear not to hear the voice of personal experience in this psalm. It throbs with emotion, and is a burst of rapt...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Song of the Forgiven Psalms 32:1-11 David wrote this psalm, Romans 4:6-8 . Maschil means “to give instruction.” We are deeply instructed...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is known as the second of the penitential psalms. It is the song of a man who is rejoicing in the assurance of restoration. Opening with a burst...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 32 Proper Psalm for Ash Wednesday ( Morning ). Psalms 32-34 = Day 6 ( Evening ).
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I acknowledged my sin unto thee ,.... The sin of Adam, in which he was concerned; original sin, the corruption of his nature, the sin that dwelt in...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 ini...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

When I kept silence Namely, from a full and open confession of my sins, and from pouring out my soul to God in serious and fervent prayers for pard...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Who Are Blessed. A psalm of David, Maschil. 1 Blessed is he whose...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

At last I took up a full resolution, that I would no longer daily nor deal deceitfully with God, nor vainly seek to hide my sins from the all-seeing...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Psalmist Comes To His Senses and Acknowledges His Sin Thus Finding Forgiveness (5). Psalms 32:5 ‘I acknowledged my sin to you, And my iniq...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This is the second of the seven penitential psalms, as they are called, which, says Selnecker, ‘St. Augustine used often to read with...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 32 In this Psalm David gives to the world his experience as a sinner. I. He tells us of the blessedness of forgiveness. He is blessed (1)...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

In this Psalm we have the gospel of the peace of God as David knew it for himself, and wrote it for the benefit of others. Psalms 32:1 . Blessed i...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

«A Psalm of David, Maschil,» that is to say, an instructive Psalm. I suppose that David wrote it after he had been forgiven and restored to divine fa...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

This is a great psalm of grace, a psalm in which a sinner, cleansed by sovereign grace, adores and blesses the mercy of God. Psalms 32:1 . Blessed...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 32:1 . Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. That is a wonderful word, almost the same in Hebrew as in Engl...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 32:1-5 . Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, a...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 32:1 . Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. No man knows the blessedness of pardoned sin but the man who h...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

«A Psalm of David, Maschil»: that is to say, an instructive psalm: «Maschil.» I suppose that David wrote it after he had been forgiven and restored...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This Psalm, as well as Psalms 51 ., is generally understood to have been composed after the prophet Nathan had alarmed the conscience of David for t...
The Biblical Illustrator

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. The penitential psalms Since the time of Origen, seven of the psalms have...
The Biblical Illustrator

I said I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and Thou for-gavest the iniquity of my sin. Confession It is hard to look things in the...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm has been selected by the Church for one of the "seven penitential psalms." It forms a part of the service of the synagog...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Of the Justification of a Poor Sinner. A psalm of David, Maschil, a contemplation, written probably after David had been restored to the grace of...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

I acknowledged my sin unto Thee, in a full and free confession, and mine iniquity have I not hid. He had finally realized the guilt and damnablenes...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 1:8-10 ; 2 Samuel 12:13 ; 2 Samuel 12:9 ; 2 Samuel 24:10 ; Ephesians 4:32 ; Hosea 6:1 ; Isaiah 65:24 ; Jeremiah 2:23 ; Jeremiah 2:35...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The iniquity — The guilt of my sin.

⁵ 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.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 32:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 32:5