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Psalm 32 - Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven

Psalm 32

 Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven

 Introduction
Psalm 32 is a wisdom Psalm written by David. He speaks of the blessing given to the man who has his sins forgiven by God, and also how he came to this forgiveness.

Summary
v1-2 Blessed is the man
v3-4 Our state before
v5 Confession of sin
v6-10 Blessing for the forgiven
v11 Praise

Blessed is the man
David starts the Psalm with the truth that the man whose sins are forgiven is blessed.
We know he is blessed because of the new relationship he enjoys with God, and of course because on the last day he will be forgiven. However, in this Psalm, David also explores the blessing in this life. Later on!

Our state before
These 2 verses describe how we were before the confession of our sin - we wasted away and had no real life. There was no wanting for the things of God, no strength given to us for it.

Then I acknowledged my sin to you... and you forgave the guilt of my sin
This is, essentially, the only thing we need to do. God offers us freely the gift of forgiveness - all we need to do is to acknowledge we sin, and humbly accept Jesus Christ as our Savior.

Blessing for the forgiven
There are various blessings given to David
1. Prayer to God and the capability to find Him
- A huge privilege given to us, if we appreciate it fully
2. Protection & Deliverance
3. Instruction and counsel
- Note that here David writes for us not to be like the horse and the mule - he means for us to learn, to walk our own path with God, instead of blindly following wherever we are dragged to.
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