Psalms 32:5
3 When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.
4 For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah
Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
6 Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.
7 You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to the LORD, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
- ASV
- I acknowledged my sin unto thee, And mine iniquity did I not hide: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah; And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah
- DARBY
- I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity I covered not; I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah, and *thou* forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
- BLB
- I made known to You my sin, and my iniquity I did not hide; I said, “I will make confession over my transgressions to YHWH,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
- ÅB
- Jeg bekjente synden min for deg
og skjulte ikke skylden min.
Jeg sa: «Jeg vil bekjenne misgjerningene mine for Herren.»
Og du tok bort syndeskylden min.
Sela. - OTB
- Jeg bekjente min synd for deg,
Og jeg skjulte ikke min skyld;
Jeg sa: «Jeg vil bekjenne mine overtredelser for Herren»;
Og du tilgav min syndeskyld.
Sela - B1930
- Jeg bekjente min synd for dig og skjulte ikke min skyld, jeg sa: Jeg vil bekjenne mine misgjerninger for Herren. Og du tok bort min syndeskyld. Sela.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 28:13
He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
Read in context2 Samuel 12:13
Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied. “You will not die.
Read in contextPsalms 51:3–5
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.
Read in contextPsalms 38:18
Yes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.
Read in contextPsalms 30:5
For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
Read in contextIsaiah 65:24
Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
Read in context1 John 1:8–10
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Read in contextPsalms 103:12
As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
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