Peace In Understanding

Thoughts from Psalm 32


Psalm 32 NASB
vv 1-2
"How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered! How blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity,
And in whose spirit there is no deceit!"

God is with those he forgives. Forgiveness is free for us but was costly for Jesus.

We don't have to be perfect, thank God! But we do have to be honest.

vv 3-5
"When I kept silent about my sin, my body wasted away
Through my groaning all day long. For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me;
My vitality was drained away as with the fever heat of summer. Selah. I acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I did not hide;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord”;
And You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah."

Sin (as well as worry, fear) spill over from mind and heart into our bodies, in which we feel their effects. Listen to your body. It isn't designed to sin (or worry).

vv 6-7

"Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You in a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters they will not reach him. You are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble;
You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah."

God is available. Let godly (those oriented towards God) people pray. Storms won't harm them.

vv 8-9

"I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go;
I will counsel you with My eye upon you. Do not be as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding,
Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check,
Otherwise they will not come near to you."

God wants to be our personal teacher. Ploughing animals only obey the tug of a rope. Little children live by commands. But we are to become people of understanding, who learn and affirm the healthiness of God's way of living.


vv 10-11

"Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
But he who trusts in the Lord, lovingkindness shall surround him. Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones;
And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart."

The self-reliant bring sorrows into their lives. But the one who trusts God lives in his love, and is glad (even in sorrows).

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