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Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Psalms 32:6

Verse Psalms 32:6. For this shall every one that is godly] Because thou art merciful; because thou hast shown mercy to all who have truly turned to thee, and believed in thee; every one who fears thee, and hears of this, shall pray unto thee in an acceptable time, when thou mayest be found; in the time of finding. When the heart is softened and the conscience alarmed, that is a time of finding. God is ever ready; men are not so. Who can pray with a hard heart and a dark mind? While you feel relentings, pray.

Surely in the floods] In violent trials, afflictions, and temptations; when the rains descend, the winds blow, and the floods beat against that godly man who prays and trusts in God; "they shall not come nigh him," so as to weaken his confidence or destroy his soul. His house is founded on a rock.

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See also Psalms 32:6 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    FOR THIS - With reference to this state of mind, or to this happy result; or, encouraged by my example and my success. The idea seems to be that others would find, and might find, encouragement from w...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 32 Fullest Blessing _ 1. The blessedness of righteousness imputed (Psalms 32:1)_ 2. The blessedness of hiding-place (Psalms 32:6) 3. The blessedness of guidance and preservation ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    XXXII. PARDON OF SIN. Psalms 32:1 f. The joy of Divine pardon. Psalms 32:3. Sin remitted on confession. Psalms 32:6 f. The security of the godly. Read, in time of stress and omit surely....

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    SHALL. let. GODLY. man of lovingkindness, who has experienced this Divine grace or favour. IN. TIME, &C.. in. time of finding [his need]. FLOODS, &C. Figure of speech _Hypocatastasis_. App-6. Put f...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    An exhortation based upon experience. _For this_&c. Rather, Therefore let every one &c. _in a time when thou mayest be found_ This is the most probable explanation of the Heb., which means literally...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 547 TRUE BLESSEDNESS DECLARED Psalms 32:1. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spi...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    FOR THIS SHALL EVERY ONE THAT IS GODLY PRAY UNTO THEE— For this, namely, because thou art merciful, _shall every one that is godly,_ truly penitent, and sincerely resolved for the future to serve thee...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    Psalms 32, 33 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Felicitations to the Forgiven, and Examples of the Songs that they Sing. ANALYSIS Part I., Psalms 32. Stanza I., Psalms 32:1-4, Happy the Forgiven; yet Divine Discipl...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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._ For this ... a time ... be found -...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    32:6 godly (f-8) _ Chasid_ . see Psalms 30:4 2 Samuel 22:26 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    The subject of the Ps. is the happiness that follows the confession of sin and the experience of forgiveness. This is generally set forth at the beginning (Psalms 32:1). Then the Psalmist relates his...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    SHALL EVERY ONE] RV 'let every one.' The Psalmist wishes others to take his experience as an example. IN A TIME WHEN THOU MAYEST BE FOUND] Another possible rendering is, 'in the time of finding out si...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    FOR THIS — _i.e.,_ for this cause. SHALL EVERY ONE. — Better, _let every one._ IN A TIME... — See margin. The expression, “time of finding,”’ is, of course, elliptical. The Authorised Version explain...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    עַל ־זֹ֡את יִתְפַּלֵּ֬ל כָּל ־חָסִ֨יד ׀ אֵלֶיךָ֮...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 32:1 ONE must have a dull ear not to hear the voice of personal experience in this psalm. It throbs with emotion, and is a burst of rapture from a heart tasting the sweetness of the new joy of...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE SONG OF THE FORGIVEN Psalms 32:1 David wrote this psalm, Romans 4:6. _Maschil_ means “to give instruction.” We are deeply instructed as to the working of conscience. Compare with Psalms 51:1. Thi...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This is known as the second of the penitential psalms. It is the song of a man who is rejoicing in the assurance of restoration. Opening with a burst of praise which reveals the experimental knowledge...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a (f) time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters (g) they shall not come nigh unto him. (f) When necessity causes hi...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Mouth, by his command. (Euthymius) (Genesis i. 6.) --- The Fathers here find the blessed Trinity expressed; (Calmet; Menochius) and the Council of Trent admonishes us to follow their unanimous interpr...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Every believer's experience confirms this: Psalms 145:18. And every believer knows also, that many waters cannot quench Jesus's love, neither the floods drown it: Song of Solomon 8:7....

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    Psalms 32 _ Proper Psalm for Ash Wednesday_ (_Morning_). PSALMS 32-34 = _ Day 6_ (_Evening_)....

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    6._Therefore shall every one that is meek pray unto thee. _Here the Psalmist expressly states that whatever he has hitherto set forth in his own person belongs in common to all the children of God. An...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Now (Psalms 32) we have what he wants still more the forgiveness of sins. The pressure of affliction turns him to God's law, but to the consciousness of having broken it. Righteousness in that sense h...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    FOR THIS SHALL EVERYONE THAT IS GODLY PRAY UNTO THEE,.... Meaning either that the success he had met with, in acknowledging his sin, would encourage others also to take a like step, and make their sup...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    _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._ Ver. 6. _For this shall every one...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _For this_ That is, upon the encouragement of my example, and of thy great mercy vouchsafed to me, in answer to my humble confession and supplication; _shall every one that is godly_ That is, truly pe...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    OF THE JUSTIFICATION OF A POOR SINNER. A psalm of David, Maschil, a contemplation, written probably after David had been restored to the grace of God, a little more than a year after his great sin wit...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    For this shall every one that is godly, every true believer, as a saint in the eyes of God, PRAY UNTO THEE IN A TIME WHEN THOU MAYEST BE FOUND; for all repentant, believing sinners constantly entreat...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    IN A TIME WHEN THOU MAYEST BE FOUND: _ Heb._ in a time of finding...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    3-7 It is very difficult to bring sinful man humbly to accept free mercy, with a full confession of his sins and self-condemnation. But the true and only way to peace of conscience, is, to confess ou...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    FOR THIS, i.e. upon the encouragement of my example, and thy great mercy vouchsafed to me, in answer to my humble confession and supplication. IN A TIME WHEN THOU MAYEST BE FOUND, Heb. _in the time of...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 32:6 godly H2623 pray H6419 (H8691) time H6256 found H4672 (H8800) flood H7858 great H7227 waters...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    4). HE EXPRESSES HIS CONFIDENCE THAT ANYONE WHO IS GODLY CAN SIMILARLY COME TO HIM IN TIMES OF TROUBLE, EMPHASISING THAT GOD IS HIS HIDING PLACE, THE ONE WHO SURROUNDS HIM WITH SONGS OF DELIVERANCE (P...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Psalms 32 In this Psalm David gives to the world his experience as a sinner. I. He tells us of the blessedness of forgiveness. He is blessed (1) because his sins are taken away; (2) because his sins...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    «A Psalm of David, Maschil»: that is to say, an instructive psalm: «Maschil.» I suppose that David wrote it after he had been forgiven and restored to divine favor. I think we may read it as a part o...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    «A Psalm of David, Maschil,» that is to say, an instructive Psalm. I suppose that David wrote it after he had been forgiven and restored to divine favour. I think we may read it as a part of our own e...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 32:1. _Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered._ No man knows the blessedness of pardoned sin but the man who has felt the weight of guilt upon his conscience. If y...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 32:1. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. When I kept silenc...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 32:1. _Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered._ That is a wonderful word, almost the same in Hebrew as in English, covered, hidden, concealed, put away, removed, d...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    This is a great psalm of grace, a psalm in which a sinner, cleansed by sovereign grace, adores and blesses the mercy of God. Psalms 32:1. _Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The blessedness of those whose sin is forgiven. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: The only cover that will hide our sins forever away from God's sight is that provided in the atoning dea...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    This Psalm, as well as Psalms 51., is generally understood to have been composed after the prophet Nathan had alarmed the conscience of David for the sin against Uriah. It is a psalm of praise for par...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered._ THE PENITENTIAL PSALMS Since the time of Origen, seven of the psalms have borne the name of Penitential; namely, Psalms 6:1; Psa...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _For this shall every one that is godly pray unto Thee, in a time when Thou mayest be found._ THE DUTY OF PRAYER I. the nature of this duty. We may say prayers, even the most beautiful of prayers, su...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 32:1. This is usually classified as a thanksgiving hymn. Worshipers thank God for the joy of having their sins forgiven. Since the psalm is about confession and forgiveness...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 32:6 THEREFORE. The conclusion for EVERYONE WHO IS GODLY is to OFFER PRAYER (of confession) AT A TIME WHEN God...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION “This is the second of the seven penitential psalms, as they are called, which, says Selnecker, ‘St. Augustine used often to read with weeping heart and eyes, and which before his death h...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THIS psalm has been selected by the Church for one of the "seven penitential psalms." It forms a part of the service of the synagogue on the great Day of Atonement. Yet it is almost as much...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now this next psalm is thought to have been written at the time of David's sin with Bathsheba. After the prophet of God, Nathan, had come to him and spoken to him of that sin. We will get another psal...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Timothy 1:16; 2 Corinthians 1:4; 2 Corinthians 6:2; 2 Corinthians 7:10;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    For this — Upon the encouragement of my example. Found — In an acceptable and seasonable time, while God continues to offer grace and mercy. Waters — In the time of great calamities. Not come — So as...

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