Psalms 32:3

3. When I kept silence When I repressed confession of my sin. This David had done for about one whole year, while his grievous backsliding was hid from all but God, the partner of his guilt, and his own soul. Psalms 32:3-4 describe David’s mental sufferings during all this time, while both the guilt and guile just mentioned held their dark dominion. See Proverbs 28:13. The particle “when” might be rendered because Because “I kept silence,” etc., as in Psalms 32:4, “ For, because, day and night,” etc.; but the common version is preferable.

Roaring The word is used for the roaring of lions, or any loud thundering or threatening sound; but here, as in Job 3:24; Psalms 22:1; Psalms 38:8, it means loud moaning, or groaning.