Psalms 32:5

I acknowledge 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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
acknowledged	אוֹדִ֪יעֲךָ֡ 'o.Di.'a.kha	H3045	to know (properly · verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
sin	חַטָּאתִ֨י cha.ta.Ti	H2403	an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
iniquity	וַעֲוֹ֘נִ֤י va.'a.Vo.Ni	H5771	perversity · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
hid	כִסִּ֗יתִי khi.Si.ti	H3680	properly · verb, piel perfect, 1st person common singular
said	אָמַ֗רְתִּי 'a.Mar.ti	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
confess	אוֹדֶ֤ה 'o.Deh	H3034	physically · verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person common singular
transgressions	פְ֭שָׁעַי Fe.sha.'ai	H6588	a revolt (national · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
LORD	לַיהוָ֑ה la.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
forgavest	נָ֘שָׂ֤אתָ na.Sa.ta	H5375	to lift · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
iniquity	עֲוֹ֖ן 'a.Von	H5771	perversity · noun, common masculine singular construct
sin	חַטָּאתִ֣י cha.ta.Ti	H2403	an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
Selah	סֶֽלָה Se.lah	H5542	suspension (of music) · interjection

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Proverbs 28:13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
2 Samuel 12:13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not…
Psalms 51:3-5 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
Psalms 38:18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
Psalms 30:5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Isaiah 65:24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Psalms 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Hosea 6:1 Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 32:1-6

This psalm is entitled Maschil, which some take to be only the name of the tune to which it was set and was to be sung. But others think it is significant; our margin reads it, A psalm of David giving instruction, and there is nothing in which we have more need of instruction than in the nature of true blessedness, wherein it consists and the way that leads to it - what we must do that we may be happy. There are several things in which these verses instruct us. In general, we are here taught that our happiness consists in the favour of God, and not in the wealth of this world - in spiritual blessings, and not the good things of this world. When David says (Psa 1:1), Blessed is the man that w…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 32:5

A prompt fulfilment of the purposed confession is followed by a prompt forgiveness.

John Gill on Psalms 32:5

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 him, his private and secret sins, which none knew but God and himself; even all his sins, which were many, with all their aggravated circumstances; wherefore he uses various words to express them by, in this and the following clauses; as "sin", "iniquity", and "transgressions"; the same that are used in the doctrine of pardon in the preceding verses; his confession being of the same extent with pardon, and all these he calls his own; as nothing is more a man's own than his sins are; and these the psalmist acknowledged to the Lord; or "made", or "w…

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John Calvin on Psalms 32:5-7

Psalm 32:5-7 5. I have acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess against myself to Jehovah my wickedness; and thou didst remit the guilt [662] of my sin. Selah. 6. Therefore shall every one that is meek pray unto thee in the time of finding thee; so that in a flood of many waters, [663] they shall not come nigh unto him. 7. Thou art my hiding-place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah. 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 obtaining the happiness of which he makes mention. When his feeling…

The Church Fathers

A righteous person accuses himself at the beginning of his speech.
— Evagrius Ponticus, NOTES ON THE PSALMS 31[32]: 5, 6

Pray first to receive tears, so that through compunction you may be able to mollify the wildness that is in your soul, and, having confessed against yourself your transgression to the Lord, you may obtain forgiveness from him.
— Evagrius Ponticus, CHAPTERS ON PRAYER 5

Just as I sinned and was punished, so I acknowledged it and was saved.… He wishes to bring out also the promptness of God's lovingkindness, saying, I shall confess, that is, I resolved to confess the fault to the Lord, and your pardon anticipated my confession.
— Diodorus of Tarsus, COMMENTARY ON PSALM 32

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Afflictions Made Beneficial · In leading us to confession of sin — In leading us to confession of sin
Confession Of Sin · Should be full and unreserved — Should be full and unreserved
Mercy Of God, The · Manifested: To repentant sinners — Manifested: To repentant sinners
Pardon · Is granted: To those who confess their sins — Is granted: To those who confess their sins
Penitent · PROMISES TO — PROMISES TO

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 32:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 32:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 32:5

John Gill on Psalms 32:5

John Calvin on Psalms 32:5-7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 32:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 32:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 32:5

John Gill on Psalms 32:5

John Calvin on Psalms 32:5-7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 32:3-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 32:5

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 32:5