Psalms 32:6
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
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.
For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters 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.
8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.
- KJV
- For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
- WEB
- For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.
- ASV
- For this let every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: Surely when the great waters overflow they shall not reach unto him.
- DARBY
- For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee at a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they will not reach him.
- BLB
- upon thus, let every godly one pray to You, in a time to find; even with a flood of great waters toward him, they shall not touch him.
- ÅB
- Derfor skal alle trofaste be til deg
mens du er å finne.
Når store vannflommer kommer,
skal de ikke nå dem. - OTB
- Derfor skal hver from be til deg i en tid da du er å finne;
Sannelig, i en flom av store vann skal de ikke nå ham. - B1930
- Derfor bede hver from til dig den tid du er å finne! Visselig, når store vannflommer kommer, til ham skal de ikke nå.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 55:6
Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Read in contextIsaiah 43:2
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Read in context2 Corinthians 6:2
(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
Read in contextProverbs 1:28
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
Read in contextPsalms 34:2–5
My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
Read in contextPsalms 4:3
But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.
Read in contextMatthew 7:24–27
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
Read in contextJohn 7:34
Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.
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