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What Does Psalms 32:2 Mean?

Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

Context

1

A Psalm of David, Maschil. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. A Psalm: or, A Psalm of David giving instruction

2

Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

3

When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

4

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

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Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**28. abideth--**securely (Psa 91:1); it occupies the same abode mostly for life. **crag--**literally, "tooth" (1Sa 14:5, Margin). **strong place--**citadel, fastness.

Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.

Historical Context

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Theological Significance

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