First and foremost let me say that I love God...though none of us deserve it, we have mercy and grace because Jesus died for us all at Calvary, yet He lives again...I love the Psalms, they take you right there where David was..this one tells me that if we acknowledge our sin He will forgive us and walk with and protect us from all evil..Yes He IS my Shield, and my Buckler...I Praise His Holy Name.
The Things I like most about the scripture Psalms chapter 32:1-6 is that in verse 5 it said "I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity i have not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah."
God makes himself available to us. It is up to us to follow his instructions, teaching and guidance. And when we do, we find ourselves on the right path.
If we really adhere to this scripture, my think about all the trouble we can avoid only we come to the Lord first, and allow Him to instruct and teach and keep His eye upon us. Wow! We mess up sometimes and when we do we can be comforted knowing God is the best counsel available when willing to become obedient to Him. God 's got our best interest at heart. Have faith and believe in the One who can make a difference in our life.
what I get out of the whole verse is how god is showing us not matter what try to come up against he s with us at all times and how we should teach others in the right direction and path in the way to follow his word just as he mention about how we have to bring the mule in the duty to the water they don't have the mind just to go on there own but if you teach the sinner the word they have a choice to follow or not.
Verse 3 and 4 clearly show me that when we don 't confess our sins it weighs on our health and in verse 4 we loose the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit.
We need a lot of help and guidance in this world, and God is offering himself to be our guide and help us. This scripture highlights that he gives us sound advice through his word the bible. He doesn 't just give us the bible to read and walks away, but gives us advice with his eye upon us. The use of his eye shows that he is actively guiding with his spirit and watching out for us.
I think it is also a reminder to us to forgive others who have sinned against us in the same way that J esus forgives us of our sins. For surely if he can forgive us who are we not to forgive others and yet think we should be forgiven for our sins . We need to remember no one on earth is perfect.
The ps has spoken about four major things 1 . When our disobedince has turned the hands of God against us, we go troubles and pains. 2 . That God at all cost has a merciful heart to accomodate our sin. 3. God shows his mercy to those who will humbtyrly acknoeldge their sins and faithfully turns to him for forgiveness and direction. And the fourth is that ,God becomes responsible for your safety and provisions for peaceful life. God does not delight in human beings whose thoughts and behaviors demands bits bridle before can be led, but delights in peace and obedience which we must pray for. Thanks
God is saying that those who believe in him he will show us the way we should always believe in him for god is are light and salvation we should do what he want us to do for him love are god and others even when those who hate us and treat us bad
Jehovah God does not want us to be like an animal who only obeys because they have to. Rather, he desires that we choose to obey him because of our understanding of his will.
I think Psalms chapter 32 means, God is telling us that he will guide us and lead us with the knowledge we need if we will follow him. And lest we meet up with or when someone else wants to know about God, we should not be without a good understanding of his word or be quick or slow or ignorant, with our own views or judgmental thoughts of how we interpret Gods word, so that we don 't need our mouths girded when someone comes along that needs to hear Gods message. That we are ready to teach in a closer, maybe a few at a time or one on one, with knowledge of the truth and not of our specific beliefs. We need to seek out the truth of his word, so we may be able to share it correctly with others when and wherever the occasion arises.
Sharon,
Maybe the eye in vs. 8 is opposite to the bit and bridle of vs. 9. A person who acts like a horse or mule is stubborn, and may be guided only by some kind of pain or trial, i.e. that is all he responds to. David offers to guide others with his eye. The eye is used to gain knowledge, esp. from the Word of God. So we can respond to what the eye sees in the Word (be proactive) instead of waiting for a bit or bridle to apply pressure, like a trial (be reactive).
truly this verse in Chapter 32 is a promise we as children of GOD Almighty can depend on as it is explained in straight forward language. Verse 8 of Psalm 32 is a infilling comfort to the wounded and destitute . It certainly brings relief to the hungry soul . AMEN !....
Timothy Wayne George on Psalms 32:5 - 11 years ago
It has been said that this Psalm is an addendum to Psalm 51 where David is crying out to God for the sin of adultery, and murder that he had committed. Night, and day the Lord dealt with him, until he confessed his sin to God. All sin is against God, and therefore confession must be made to him in order to be forgiven. Then David says blessed is the one to who sin is not imputed, and this is done because Jesus who knew no sin was made sin for us on the cross. May the risen Lord give you the grace to accept his forgiveness, and the power to live a life of holiness by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Maybe the eye in vs. 8 is opposite to the bit and bridle of vs. 9. A person who acts like a horse or mule is stubborn, and may be guided only by some kind of pain or trial, i.e. that is all he responds to. David offers to guide others with his eye. The eye is used to gain knowledge, esp. from the Word of God. So we can respond to what the eye sees in the Word (be proactive) instead of waiting for a bit or bridle to apply pressure, like a trial (be reactive).