Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the LORD.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.
Psalm 32:5
After v4, v5 and v7
Selah/Interlude
Read it again, with the selah.
"Psalm 32 and Psalm 51 are “tuned together.”John Trapp
"It is a Psalm of penitence, but it is also the song of a ransomed soul rejoicing in the wonders of the grace of God. Sin is dealt with; sorrow is comforted; ignorance is instructed.G. Campbell Morgan
People who conceal their sins will not prosper, but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.
Proverbs 28:13
David clearly reveals this truth: the longer we wait to confess, the more miserable we become.
"David went from silence to singing." - Warren Wiersbe
Silence turns to singing when we confess our sin, and accept God’s forgiveness.
Maskil:
its exact meaning is uncertain; possibly for contemplative or instructional purpose, or a connection to stringed instruments. It appears in thirteen of the one hundred-fifty Psalms.
Live life singing; in the freedom and fullness of God’s gracious forgiveness.
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