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Psalm 32 Literal Standard Version

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  • OT: Masoretic Hebrew
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RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
1 AN INSTRUCTION OF DAVID. O the blessedness of him whose transgression [is] forgiven, || Whose sin is covered.
1 Salmo de David: Masquil. BIENAVENTURADO aquel cuyas iniquidades son perdonadas, [y] borrados sus pecados.
2 O the blessedness of a man, || To whom YHWH does not impute iniquity, || And in whose spirit there is no deceit.
2 Bienaventurado el hombre á quien no imputa Jehová la iniquidad, y en cuyo espíritu no hay superchería.
3 When I have kept silence, my bones have become old, || Through my roaring all the day.
3 Mientras callé, envejeciéronse mis huesos en mi gemir todo el día.
4 When by day and by night Your hand is heavy on me, || My moisture has been changed || Into the droughts of summer. Selah.
4 Porque de día y de noche se agravó sobre mí tu mano; volvióse mi verdor en sequedades de estío. (Selah.)
5 I cause You to know my sin, || And I have not covered my iniquity. I have said, “I confess to YHWH concerning My transgressions,” || And You have taken away the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
5 Mi pecado te declaré, y no encubrí mi iniquidad. Confesaré, dije, contra mí mis rebeliones á Jehová; y tú perdonaste la maldad de mi pecado. (Selah.)
6 For every saintly one prays this to You, || In the time to find [You]. Surely at an overflowing of many waters, || They do not come to him.
6 Por esto orará á ti todo santo en el tiempo de poder hallarte: ciertamente en la inundación de muchas aguas no llegarán éstas á él.
7 You [are] a hiding place for me, || You keep me from distress, || Surround me [with] songs of deliverance. Selah.
7 Tú eres mi refugio; me guardarás de angustia; con cánticos de liberación me rodearás. (Selah.)
8 I cause you to act wisely, || And direct you in the way that you go, || I cause My eye to take counsel concerning you.
8 Te haré entender, y te enseñaré el camino en que debes andar: sobre ti fijaré mis ojos.
9 Do not be as a horse—as a mule, || Without understanding, || With bridle and bit, its ornaments, to curb, || Not to come near to you.
9 No seáis como el caballo, ó como el mulo, sin entendimiento: con cabestro y con freno su boca ha de ser reprimida, para que no lleguen á ti.
10 Many [are] the pains of the wicked; As for him who is trusting in YHWH, || Kindness surrounds him.
10 Muchos dolores para el impío; mas el que espera en Jehová, lo cercará misericordia.
11 Be glad in YHWH, and rejoice, you righteous, || And sing, all you upright of heart!
11 Alegraos en Jehová, y gozaos, justos: y cantad todos vosotros los rectos de corazón.
Cross references (11)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Romans 4:6–8; Isaiah 44:22; Psalm 85:2; Acts 13:38–39; Isaiah 43:25
  2. 2 John 1:47; Revelation 14:5; 2 Corinthians 5:19–21; 1 Peter 2:1–2; 2 Corinthians 1:12
  3. 3 Proverbs 28:13; Psalm 38:8; Psalm 38:3; Psalm 22:1; Lamentations 3:8
  4. 4 1 Samuel 5:11; Psalm 38:2–8; Psalm 39:10–11; Job 33:7; Psalm 22:15
  5. 5 Proverbs 28:13; 2 Samuel 12:13; Psalm 51:3–5; Psalm 38:18; Psalm 30:5
  6. 6 Isaiah 55:6; Isaiah 43:2; 2 Corinthians 6:2; Proverbs 1:28; Psalm 34:2–5
  7. 7 Psalm 91:1; Psalm 119:114; Psalm 27:5; Psalm 9:9; Psalm 143:9
  8. 8 Proverbs 3:5–6; Psalm 33:18; Psalm 25:8–10; Matthew 11:29; Proverbs 8:10–11
  9. 9 Proverbs 26:3; Jeremiah 4:22; Job 35:11; Jeremiah 8:6–7; James 4:7–10
  10. 10 Proverbs 16:20; Isaiah 12:2–3; Proverbs 13:21; Psalm 147:11; Romans 2:8–9
  11. 11 Psalm 64:10; Psalm 97:12; Philippians 4:4; Psalm 5:11; Psalm 97:1

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

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What the Fathers said

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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 32:10 Clement of Rome, First Epistle to the Corinthians (Chapters XIX–XXV)

    The righteous cried, and the Lord heard him, and delivered him out of all his troubles." "Many are the stripes [appointed for] the wicked; but mercy shall compass those about who hope in the Lord." Chapter XXIII — Be humble, and believe that Christ will come again The all-merciful and beneficent Father has bowels [of compassion] towards those that fear …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  2. Quotes verse 32:9 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book X, Chapters V–VIII)

    Not by that power do I find my God; for then the horse and the mule, "which have no understanding," might find Him, since it is the same power by which their bodies also live.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  3. Quotes verse 32:1 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (First Catechetical Lecture)

    … of your own sins, hear the voice of the Prophet saying, Wash you, make you clean, put away your iniquities from before Mine eyes: that the choir of Angels may chant over you, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  4. Quotes verse 32:11 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XIV, Chapters 6–7)

    But joy is used in a good sense: "Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous." And, "Thou hast put gladness in my heart." And, "Thou wilt fill me with joy with Thy countenance." Fear is used in a good sense by the apostle when he says, "Work out your salvation with fear and trembling." And, "Be not high-minded, …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  5. Quotes verse 32:5 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture II)

    … up in faith: tell the Physician thine ailment: say thou also, like David: I said, I will confess me my sin unto the Lord: and the same shall be done in thy case, which he says forthwith: And thou forgavest the wickedness of my heart.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)