Psa. 32:Titlea| Of| Psa. 3 title
Psa. 32:Title*| Maschil
| The meaning of this term is uncertain. Some understand a meditative poem; others, a poem of instruction.
Psa. 32:11a| Blessed| vv. 1-2: Rom. 4:7-8
| Or, Happy. So also in v. 2.
Psa. 32:12b| forgiven| Exo. 34:7
| God’s forgiving our sins and not imputing iniquity to us are based on Christ’s redemption (Eph. 1:7). Apart from Christ’s redemption the righteous God cannot forgive our sins (Heb. 9:22).
Psa. 32:1c| covered| Psa. 85:2;| James 5:20
Psa. 32:4a| hand| 1|Sam. 5:6, 11;| Psa. 38:2;| Acts 13:11
Psa. 32:4b| sap| Psa. 92:14;| 104:16;| Luke 23:31
Psa. 32:5a| acknowledged| Psa. 38:18;| 51:3;| 1|John 1:9
Psa. 32:5b| forgave| Psa. 103:3;| 130:4;| Mark 2:7;| Luke 5:21
Psa. 32:7a| hiding| Psa. 31:20;| 32:7;| 119:114
Psa. 32:9a| bit| Prov. 26:3;| James 3:3
Psa. 32:111| righteous
| In the beginning of this psalm David confessed his sins (vv. 1-5), but at the end he justified himself as righteous and upright in heart. In reality, apart from Christ no one is righteous and upright in heart (Rom. 3:10; Jer. 17:9). David’s writing here is that of a person who tried to keep the law apart from Christ. In His economy God does not want us to endeavor to keep the law. He wants us to live Christ, the God-man, that He may be magnified (Phil. 1:19-21a). To live Christ in order to magnify Him is to enjoy Him.