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.

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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:

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  • Isaiah 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.

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  • 2 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.)

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  • Proverbs 1:28

    Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

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  • Psalms 34:2–5

    My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

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  • Psalms 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.

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  • Matthew 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:

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  • John 7:34

    Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.

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