Psalm 32
Psalm 32 Meaning
Psalm 32 is the joy of a guilty person who has been forgiven. David describes the misery of keeping sin hidden, his bones wasting away and his strength dried up, and then the release of confession and the covering of grace.
God promises to instruct and guide, and the psalm ends calling the forgiven to be glad and shout for joy. It is one of the clearest songs of grace in the Old Testament.
Key verses from Psalm 32
“Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.”
Psalm 32:1
“When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.”
Psalm 32:3
“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.”
Psalm 32:5
“I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.”
Psalm 32:8
How Psalm 32 points to Jesus
Paul quotes this psalm to describe the blessing of being counted righteous apart from works. In Jesus our transgressions are forgiven and our sin is covered, and the guilty heart is set free to sing.