LentDay 3
The relief of confession
Friday after Ash Wednesday · Psalm 32: The Relief of Forgiveness
For today
David describes what hiding sin did to him, and the relief of finally telling God the truth. If something has been weighing on you, today is a good day to say it to him.
Begin with these verses
verse 1Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. verse 2Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
verse 3When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long. verse 4For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah verse 5Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
In Christ
How this psalm points to Jesus
The New Testament quotes this psalm · verse 1
Paul quotes this psalm to describe the blessing of the one whom God counts righteous apart from works, a gift received by faith in Jesus, who was raised for our justification.
verse 6And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: verse 7“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered. verse 8Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”
verse 23Now the words “it was credited to him” were written not only for Abraham, verse 24but also for us, to whom righteousness will be credited— for us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. verse 25He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.
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