Week 5 Psalm 32
I altered the language in the first couple of verses. I was trying to make the message clear for myself:
Blessed is the person whose transgressions are forgiven
Blessed is the person whose sins are covered
Blessed is the guy whose sin the Lord does not count against him
Blessed is the person in whose spirit is no deceit.
The big question for David was: how do I get to the “blessed” stage?
How do I get my transgressions forgiven?
How do I get my sins covered?
How do I avoid getting my sins counted against me?
How do I get a spirit that is deceit-free?
These are four pretty depressing questions because the answer to all of them is: you don’t (and I think that’s why David is physically & psychically depressed in the third & fourth verses).
So then verse five arrives as a huge relief:
Then I acknowledged my sin to you (the Lord) and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord” – and you forgave the guilt of my sin.
In the normal day-in-and-day-out of things people are chalking up an inventory of sins – all of them automatically & unavoidably registered. And the only way to nullify them – if I’m concerned about nullifying them – is to confess my transgressions to the Lord.
I will confess is David’s solution. And personal disclosure is one of the hardest things to do.
Note: paraphrase & quote Psalm 32:1-2 5 (NIV)