Introduction
True blessedness consists in remission of sin, and purification of the heart, Psalm 32:1 , Psalm 32:2 . What the psalmist felt in seeking these blessings, Psalm 32:3-5 . How they should be sought, Psalm 32:6 , Psalm 32:7 . The necessity of humility and teachableness, Psalm 32:8 , Psalm 32:9 . The misery of the wicked, Psalm 32:10 . The blessedness of the righteous, Psalm 32:11 .
The title of this Psalm is significant, משכיל לדוד ledavid maskil , A Psalm of David, giving instruction, an instructive Psalm; so called by way of eminence, because it is calculated to give the highest instruction relative to the guilt of sin, and the blessedness of pardon and holiness or justification and sanctification. It is supposed to have been composed after David's transgression with Bath-sheba, and subsequently to his obtaining pardon. The Syriac entitles it, "A Psalm of David concerning the sin of Adam, who dared and transgressed; and a prophecy concerning Christ, because through him we are to be delivered from hell." The Arabic says, "David spoke this Psalm prophetically concerning the redemption." The Vulgate, Septuagint, and Ethiopic, are the same in meaning as the Hebrew.
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