Psalm 32 The Message Verse By Verse

Last Updated on September 21, 2021 by Pastor Ikechukwu Chinedum

Today, we will be looking at Psalm 32 the message verse by verse and how it applies to our lives. One of the greatest gifts that have been made available to man ever since his fall in the garden, is the gift of forgiveness through the blood of Christ. This is what the psalmist seeks to explain in Psalm 32. Among the many passages scattered in the Bible, Psalm 32 is one that calls a man blessed as a result of the forgiveness of his sins. It runs through to explain the benefits that come with being made right with God.

More so, Psalm 32 the message verse by verse is a prophetic psalm that touched on the life of righteousness by faith which was to come through the death of Christ. It exposes to the readers, what it means for God to deliberately take no charge of one’s sins. A righteousness that comes by merely embracing God’s righteousness and trusting him. This is why it is very important that as individuals and nations, we understand this psalm and apply it in our lives.

PSALM 32 MEANING VERSE BY VERSE.

Verse 1: Blessed is he whose sin is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

This verse describes what it really means to be blessed as a person. To be blessed means to be happy, lucky enviable. The psalmist tells us that a man can be all of these when his wrongdoings are forgiven. Sin has always been a stumbling block between God and man. It has deprived man of all the goodness and inheritance that he can get in God. Making him always feel unqualified to get into God’s presence. But all of that can give way for a life of happiness and blessedness when God cancels his sins. Notice, it says blessed is the man whose sins are covered, not him who covers his sins. It, therefore, means that you deny yourself being blessed when you cover your sins.

Verse 2: Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity and in whose a spirit there is no guile.

This verse goes further to establish how fortunate a man is whose sins God takes no account of. The nature of man is such that it allows him to do wrong continually. His heart is continually full of deceit and wickedness. It is, therefore, a blessing when God chooses to take no note of his repeated wrongs. This helps us to understand God’s unconditional love for us and the importance of the death of his son whose death took away the guilt of sin from us once and for all.

Verse 3: When I kept silence, my bones waxes old through my roaring all day long.

The psalmist here describes the pain of covering our sins and not confessing it to God. God loves us unconditionally and holds nothing against us, but we deny ourselves the ability to receive that love when we refuse to confess our wrongdoings. We are filled with a sense of guilt and inadequacy whenever this happens, whereas all the while God is waiting for us to come openly to him. He says if we do so, he is willing to forgive and cleanse us. The guilt of an I confessed deed, led the psalmist to roar in tears all day. The only way to avoiding such in our lives is by confessing our sins.

Verse 4: For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer.

The psalmist here feels that God’s hand was heavy upon him perhaps in anger because of his sin. He feels that God is punishing him and he feels drained by it. This is exactly how we feel when we harbor uncovered sins. We think God is against us and we attribute every difficulty in our lives to him, assuming that he is punishing us. Well, God’s love for us is unconditional and he does not punish us for our every. Rather, it is our uncovered sins that that things to us. This is why the first thing God expects us to do when we do wrong is to come to him for forgiveness. A lot happens when we open up to him and let him take hold of our lives once again.

Verse 5: I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity has I not hid. I said I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord, and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin.

This is what we are expected to do as God’s children. To always acknowledge our sins unto the Lord so that he can forgive us. This was a turning point for the psalmist. He had realized that continuously covering his sin will bring him more pain and so he had no choice but to confess it all. It is no shame to us when we go openly to God to confess our sins. On the contrary, it is shameful when we do not acknowledge it to him and allow our adversary to take advantage of us. God is ready to forgive us if we go to him in humility.

Verse 6: For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters, they shall not come nigh unto him.

This is a reaffirmation of the importance of going to God for forgiveness. The psalmist advises everyone to pray the same in times like that. He even went further to say that when a great flood comes, it will not overshadow them. Floods can be in the form of distress or pain or any other form of unrest. However, this is only made possible when we uncover our sins before God.

Verse 7: Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about songs of deliverance.

Here’s a major benefit of I covering out faults and embracing God’s righteousness. We will be able to confidently say like the psalmist that God is our hiding place, able to preserve us from all evil. He is the keeper and shade of all who live righteously unto him. He will always deliver us from any danger both those that we are aware of and those we are not.

Verse 8: I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. This is also what God intends to do for us if we are willing to forsake our faults and trust him. He says he will teach us the way to go, instructing and counseling us with his eye. One of the best things that can happen to a man is to be guided by God all through his life’s journey. Such a man will never miss his steps no matter what. He knows the beginning from the end and he can tell when we are making the right or wrong turns.

Verse 9: Be ye not as the horse or mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

If God desires to instruct us, then we must be willing to let him do it. We shouldn’t always make him force us to do his bidding. We must choose not to be like a horse who has to be controlled with a bridle before it obeys. We can also see from this psalm, that God demands our participation for us to see his best in our lives. Even though he has prepared the best for us, he won’t force us to have it, we must be willing to have it.

Verse 10: Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.

Here we see again what trusting in the lord can do to us. The psalmist says that we will be surrounded by God’s mercy. In other words, if we trust in God’s ability to keep us from sin and do to him openly whenever we do wrong, he will always over our wrongs.

Verse 11: Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, ye righteous; and shout for joy all ye that are upright in heart.

 We are asked to rejoice have been made righteous by God. All who have acknowledged their faults and to whom God takes no account of sin. A lot of benefits are now ours and so it is only right for us to rejoice. However, this will be the contrary, when we choose not to embrace God’s love for us by confessing our faults to him and allowing him to make us right with him.

WHEN DO I NEED TO USE THIS PSALM?

Having established the meaning of this psalm, it is important to know when to use it. Here a few times where the psalm can serve a purpose for you:

• When you feel workout by your own faults and you need the mercy of God.
• When you are having a feel of unworthiness and you want to confess your faults to God.
• When you are in a troubling situation and you want God to grant to your safety and deliverance.
• When you need God to instruct and direct you at any point in your life.
• When you want God to help you to trust his ability to live a righteous life.

PSALM 32 PRAYERS:

If you are in any of the situations listed above or more, then these psalm 32 prayers are for you:

• Lord, I acknowledge my faults to you (you can mention them) and I ask that you forgive me completely in Jesus’ name.
• Heavenly Father, I choose to trust in your ability to keep me blameless and I embrace your righteousness in Jesus’ name.
• Lord grant me the boldness to always come to you when I do wrong and not to cover them from you, thereby bringing harm to you in Jesus’ name.
• Lord, I ask that when I call you, you’ll answer me and deliver me from all evil in Jesus’ name.
• Lord I as that you’ll instruct, guide and teach me every step of the way as I got through life in Jesus’ name.
• Father, just as your word gas said, let your mercy surround me at all times in Jesus’ name.
• Father, I thank you and rejoice in your name. I shout for joy because you have made me upright in yourself. Take all the glory in Jesus’ name.